turkey is an interesting case geopolitically. they are a buffer zone between the me and europe, and yet, they consider themselves part of europe more than part of the me. and this is in spite of the historical baggage i.e. the being the center of the ottoman empire and the long muslim vs christian divide.  a lot of strategical thinking in turkey is downstream from their thinking that they are a part of europe.    > how would it be a non-issue  the non-issue part comes from the above. while they will happy co-op with other me countries to further their geopolitically goals, especially if they can do it from a dominance position, their geopolitically goals *is* still as to become more european.
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