David Rennie of Telegraph says "Turkey's painful progress towards European Union membership has been plunged into crisis by a dispute with the French over the massacre of Armenians during and after the 1914-18 war." FP Passport's should also be mentioned here: France's controversial genocide law
A Deutsche Presse-Agentur piece says:
On a visit to Ankara at the beginning of the year, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy highlighted the interest shown by French business in investing in Turkey, particularly in the huge project to construct a nuclear power station at Sinop on the Black Sea. Now, instead of lucrative contracts, those same companies face a boycott of their products, and political relations between the two countries have plumbed a low not seen since that of five years ago........
Aydin Ayaydin, however, opposes the idea of boycotting: Boycotting Is No Solution; We Need A Lobby
As far as I could see, focus shifted to TR-EU relations in general with an eye on the French vote. In this context, Tulin Daloglu writes on Turkey's future and Cem Oguz makes gives an humble advice to Europe: Stick the needle in yourself first ... . As an older but still relevant commentary I would cite Dominique Moisi's A French Presidential Primer
As a developing story, Row over Danish cartoon escalates though Websites remove videos mocking Muhammad
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