July 6, 2010

Turning East, Turkey Asserts Economic Power

Landon Thomas, New York Times

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Who needs the other one more - Europe or Turkey?

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TAGGED: Greece, Italy, Eurozone, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, European Union, China, Turkey

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