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The EU–Turkey relationship needs a new paradigm

By geography, the EU and Turkey are destined to be strategic partners. Yet, the relation is in a bad shape. This essay argues that neither can afford this. There are two keys to an improved relationship. The first is that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the governmental Justice and Development Party (AKP) use their unprecedented power to kick-start a long overdue 
domestic pacification process, and put the country back on track towards a pluralist democracy. The second is that the EU and other western partners begin to appreciate the 
shared responsibilities for the deepening democratic deficit in Turkey, including their own. Both keys are linked in an intriguing way.