Turkey Via a Europe Airline
Turkey is and always has been a hotly contested country. From the Battle of Troy to Turkey’s attempt to join the E.U., the geographical distinction of being in both Asia and Europe has made for troubled identity crises in Turkey’s long history. No longer. Today, Turkey is using its place in the world to flex its diplomatic muscle — it doesn’t want to be part of Europe’s economic troubles nor does it want to be lumped into the greater Mideast.
Largely due to their Muslim population, the E.U. was reluctant to admit this NATO country into its union. In return Turkey began looking east, taking an important stance as diplomat to its neighbors (it has recently imposed sanctions on Syria as a result of their militaristic crackdown on protestors). In the authoritarian Mideast, Turkey is an example of a flourishing democracy. Istanbul in particular is a flourishing megalopolis, with almost nine million people. They have also bid for the 2020 Olympic games.
There are signs, however, that the ruling party has too much power. Liberal reporters are often jailed and one leftist media company was slapped with a $2.5 billion lawsuit. But this country remains a historically rich one worth visiting either via a Europe airline, or after buying cheap tickets to Israel.
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