Why is Turkey in the Europe Forum
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Maybe the for same reason that makes it a candidate member of the EU.
Why is Israel in the Eurovision song contest? it's got even less claim to being European than Turkey.
(And yes I know it is because it is a member of the EBU, and that a proportion of it's population is European.)
Why is Israel in the Eurovision song contest? it's got even less claim to being European than Turkey.
(And yes I know it is because it is a member of the EBU, and that a proportion of it's population is European.)
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Europe is also considered part of Europe for some sporting events - in particular football (soccer).
This is for political reasons as very few other middle eastern countries would play them if they were in the Asian or African groups.
This is for political reasons as very few other middle eastern countries would play them if they were in the Asian or African groups.
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Turkey is a member of the Council of Europe (since 1949), NATO (since 1952), an associate of the European Union (since 1963), its football and other sports teams play in the European championships, etc. That makes it a lot more European that certain countries closer to the center of Europe.
One might also wonder why Cyprus is considered to be in Europe since it is just off the coast of Syria.
One might also wonder why Cyprus is considered to be in Europe since it is just off the coast of Syria.
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Lot's of people with an F in history class here
There's a nice roman bathhouse in Weißenburg, north of Munich. Just how did it get there? Or the beautiful cities of Castra Augusta (Augsburg) or Trier.
There's a nice roman bathhouse in Weißenburg, north of Munich. Just how did it get there? Or the beautiful cities of Castra Augusta (Augsburg) or Trier.