Mr Aktar suggests that individual EU countries which back Turkey should name an unofficial target date for entry: perhaps 2023, the centenary of the Turkish republic.

Aktar表示，支持土的欧盟各成员国应确定土入盟的非正式目标：也许2023年较合适。那是土耳其共和国建国100周年。

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Turkey does not recognise the Greek-Cypriot republic as the legitimate representative of the island so "we would not accept them as interlocutors", said Mr Davutoglu.

土耳其并不承认希腊-塞浦路斯共和国作为该岛的合法代表，因此“我们不会接受他们作为对话者”，达武特奥卢先生如是说。

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Turkey staged one of the greatest comebacks in the Euro 2008, scoring 3 times in the last 15 minutes to beat Czech Republic 3-2 on Sunday in Geneva to reach the quarterfinals.

日内瓦当地时间15日，土耳其队在2008欧洲杯A组最后一轮比赛中上演逆转好戏，3-2力克劲敌捷克队，挺进1/4决赛。

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In 1993,Spiegler earned the gratitude of the Republic of Turkey for recovering 6th century gold and silver treasures which had been stolen by tomb raiders and eventually sold to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Before visiting Iraq and Turkey, the president was in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

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This tiny enclave of the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus is not recognized by the United Nations and reluctantly recognized by Turkey.

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They fought, and many died, for an independent Kurdistan, a place that just happens to sit on territory currently in the possession of the Republic of Turkey.

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Ministries of culture from 13 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey) will gather to present the respective policies and measures to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage in their respective countries, and to enhance this heritage as a driver for intercultural dialogue and sustainable development.

UNESCO: Intangible Heritage in South-East Europe as a driver for intercultural dialogue and sustainable development | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Ministers and high level officials, experts of science, higher education and research from 11 South East European countries will participate: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey.

UNESCO: Bosnia and Herzegovina to host discussions towards the elaboration of a roadmap of science priorities in South East Europe | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization