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EU 'Identity Politics' Blocks Turkiye’s Membership – Fidan
EU 'Identity Politics' Blocks Turkiye’s Membership – Fidan
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Turkish FM Hakan Fidan told Sky News Arabia the EU “failed to become a supracivilizational” institution and follows “identity politics” toward Turkiye.
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“But when Mr. Sarkozy came to power, he changed this understanding… He adopted identity politics: ‘we are a Christian Europe, so we don’t want to see Turkiye as part of our unity’,” Fidan said, referring to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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EU 'Identity Politics' Blocks Turkiye’s Membership – Fidan
04:38 GMT 26.01.2026 (Updated: 04:50 GMT 26.01.2026) Turkish FM Hakan Fidan told Sky News Arabia the EU “failed to become a supracivilizational” institution and follows “identity politics” toward Turkiye.
“But when Mr. Sarkozy came to power, he changed this understanding… He adopted identity politics: ‘we are a Christian Europe, so we don’t want to see Turkiye as part of our unity’,” Fidan said, referring to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
