Eerie Silence about the Euro Zone Crisis

The euro crisis had emboldened Turkey, the EU’s longest waiting candidate country. But in Brussels’ greatest hour of need, Ankara remained eerily silent and distracted about the euro zone crisis and its own accession process. Turkey focused on the 'Arab Spring,' not the 'European Fall.' The direction of relations between the EU and Turkey during this critical juncture could determine the future direction of Europe as a global or parochial power along with Turkey’s own future.