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It's hard to believe the process is still going on. I remember on the first day of a class in 2004, the instructor had everyone introduce ourselves. One of the
by jetrink 6y ago
It's hard to believe the process is still going on. I remember on the first day of a class in 2004, the instructor had everyone introduce ourselves. One of the students started with, "Hi, I'm from Turkey. You have probably heard about my country from our lame attempts to join the EU..."
- pjc50 6y agoI don't think anyone wants to definitively close the door, because then a whole load of ugly follow-on questions like Cyprus get worse.
- kyriakos 6y agoCyprus has really nothing to do with this. If accession talks fail Republic of Cyprus is still the recognised government of the whole island but currently has no control over the the occupied area. Just like it was when Cyprus was accepted in EU. Turkish Cypriots already have EU citizenship via Republic of Cyprus, the only isolated population is the illegal Turkish settlers in North Cyprus.
- tetris11 6y ago> Turkish Cypriots already have EU citizenship via Republic of Cyprus, the only isolated population is the illegal Turkish settlers in North Cyprus. Children of Turkish Cypriot and Turkish marriages are not granted passports. The relative isolationism of T/C as well as the high (recessive) Thalassemia, means T/C marry outside their villages quote often. T/C are therefore dwindling every generation due to one T parent voiding their passport rights, or inbreeding reducing their lifespans.