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Turkey and the Future of Europe

As an EU member, Turkey would add a new dimension of massive historic importance. And Europeans would show that we could embrace an Islamic democracy and build a strong bridge between Europe and Western Asia.

LONDONThis is my last column for a while. I am off to become Chairman of the BBC Trust – the strategic authority of one of the greatest broadcasting organizations in the world. So I have to take a Sicilian vow of omerta on controversial issues for the term of my chairmanship. That makes for boring commentary: better to put down my pen.

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