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information on EU bid
<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5139408.stm </ref>.
<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5139408.stm </ref>.
Turkey is currently negotiating membership with the [[European Union]].
== Turkey and the [[European Union|EU]]==
Turkey is currently negotiating membership with the [[European Union]]. This has been met with harsh opposition<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2420697.stm</ref>. Various reasons for this opposition include:
*Serious human rights violations<ref>http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20070419-0809-italy-turkey-eu.html</ref>
*Refusal to admit genocide of [[Armenia]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6043730.stm</ref>
*Refusal to recognize [[Cyprus]]<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6153186.stm</ref>
*Only 3% of Turkey is in [[Europe]]
*They are a majority [[Muslim]] country, conflicting with over one thousand years of Judeo-Christian values in Europe<ref>http://www.freemuslims.org/news/article.php?article=1761</ref>
==References==
==References==