The Guardian: " Europe Must Let Turkey In"

LONDON - "Europe must let Turkey in," said Peter Preston, a journalist of The Guardian on Monday in an article.
In his article Preston gave information about the negative developments noticed in Turkey's EU membership process, and indicated that, "It is in everyone's interest to welcome Ankara into the stagnant club of the European Union."
Underscoring that it is probable for the Justice and Development (AK) Party to be back into government after elections (scheduled for July 22nd), Preston said, "the AK Party has delivered enough economic success to feel confident of delivering more."
"But without Europe there is no road map, no compulsion for further change. This is a country at crossroads. Tehran and Baghdad and prospective chaos are not so far distant. Burgeoning nationalism, a severing of ties and aspirations, makes it more, not less, vulnerable," he said.
"Where does Turkey go if not closer to Europe? What is it to become if not de facto gatekeeper to our continent? It may be 2000 miles from Montparnasse to Asia Minor, but the connections are harshly inescapable. There is only one Turkey, struggling for a modern identity. And, alas, there is only a two-faced Europe, in cringing denial of its word, duty and self-interest," Preston said in his article.