[Jedi Master Pikachu]

You Europeans (particularly the French, Germans, and the Austrians) do seem to be rather emphatic on Turkey not being part of Europe as a fact (the British tend to be more proTurkey, though this could be part of their derailing EU political union agenda).

However, Europe's history does make Turkey seem very much part of your continent.

[Republicain]

However, Europe's history does make Turkey seem very much part of your continent. That's absolutely untrue ! A contrario, Europe' history was a constant fight against the Ottoman Empire and his islamic values. Do you ignore the first siege of Vienna (1529), the battle of Lepante (1571), the second siege of Vienna (1683) and so on ? To be a constant ennemy of Christian Europe don't really makes Turkey a part of modern Europe, even after the Ataturk's reforms of the 20's.