Turkey EU entry as big as ‘D-Day’

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has said, October 2004, Turkish entry to the European Union would be as important for Europe as the D-Day invasion 60 years ago. Mr Fischer told the BBC that Europe needs to bring in Turkey and use its influence to make the country secular. Turkish membership was a key way to liberate Europe from the threat of insecurity from the Middle East and 'terrorist ideas', the minister added.

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