June 25, 2012

Abant meeting ends with stress on democratization

Yonca Poyraz Doğan

One of the concluding statements of the Abant meeting, which brought together foreign and domestic academics and journalists living in Turkey, was that Turkey's democracy needs to be more consolidated for it to be more effective in the world and for it to be a role model in its region.

Abant participants: Turkey needs EU support to improve its democracy

Yonca Poyraz Doğan

No matter the problems related to the European Union's historical financial crisis and Turkey's loss of enthusiasm regarding membership in the EU; participants of the 27th Abant meeting, titled “Different Perspectives on Turkey,” have said that Turkey needs the EU in order to improve its fragile democracy.