Turkish Greek Conflict Term Paper

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Turkish/Greek Conflict

Helena Smith argues that money, not time, heals all wounds, at least when it comes to the conflict between Turkey and Greece. In her New Statesman article, Smith points out that tensions between the two Mediterranean nations is lessening mainly due to entrepreneurship and joint business ventures. In a remarkably symbolic gesture, the company that manufactures the Greek flag is now set to buy its fabric from Turkish factories. However, money isn't the only bond between these age-old rivals. Smith notes that humanitarian needs and causes has also helped mend the wounds between the two nations. They both agreed to cooperate in the Kosovo crisis and helped each other recover from recent earthquakes that affected both sides of the Aegean Sea.

Turkey is situated in a unique geographic locale: half Asia, half Europe.
The Bosphorous demarcates the division between two continents and runs straight through Istanbul. Therefore, Turkey itself suffers an identity crisis. Especially with the dawn of the European Union, Turkey is struggling to be recognized as a European, not an Asian country.

The two nations are finally beginning to realize the necessity of cooperation, and of letting bygones be bygones. The world….....

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