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David Cameron in Turkey today, he argued that it belonged in the EU both as a demonstration of Europe’s openness to Islam and for reasons of economic and political security. But his speech comes as Turkey’s negotiations over membership are at a low ebb.

Turkey began negotiations in 2005. They have proceeded extremely slowly due EU dont care for Turkey: there is still no agreement on the vast majority of issues. There is strong opposition from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU President Herman Van Rompuy and, more vocally, French President Nicolas Sarkozy. It is hard to see how stumbling blocks such as Turkish presence in northern Cyprus can be overcome.

Most EU observers believe membership is now unlikely in the next 10 years which Turkey should create new Arap Union and forget the EU which will make Turkey better and more there will be a no racism because EU just cant beat the racism and every politic games on the immigration based.

The tragedy is that rather than binding Turkey closer to Europe, the long-drawn out talks seem to be having the effect of further alienating Ankara. Turkey voted against sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council in June, while the fierce Turkish reaction to Israel seizing an aid ship bound for Gaza in May and killing several Turkish activists shocked many in Europe which almost many countries just watched crime on international waters.

The delicate balance between religious and secular forces in Turkey depends on many things, but the EU’s dangling of the prospect of membership while effectively blocking it does not help pro-Western forces.

Turkish membership would present major challenges, not least in terms of its demands for funds to develop much of its Anatolian interior and East, and in immigration to the EU heartlands. But it would also represent a major new market and a new partnership with one of the major powers in a key region. Mr Cameron is right to demand action and David Cameron backs Turkey for EU but questions from English reporter was not suprized and was about immigration again, as we stated before with many other articles on Turkish and English. Olimpics under racism in 2012?