you are right on that konat.every has improved only on paper not in reality.

ever=every thing

sorry.

Politics will always be politics and media manipulation is a reality both in Turkey, USA and everywhere. It's our job to be critical and see the real issues behind what others want us to think.
It is sad to hear that you think in reality things in Turkey haven't really improved.

no.i think it has imroved in reality too but not as much as on paper.

I really support Turkey's entry into the EU, but the rest of Europe needs some educating about Turkey if they are to accept them. The Turkish Campaign for Tourism in England shows Turkey as being all about Whirling Dervishes, Arabian Nights, men in Arab dress on white horses and flying carpets! I never saw any of these in Turkey! (although I wouldn't mind seeing a flying carpet )

More Ali Baba and the 40 thieves than the reality.

Many people in England know nothing at all about Attuturk, nothing about the absolute kindness and goodness of Turkish people, they know only that they are Muslims and there is much dislike about Islam through ignorance and bad media coverage. They know nothing about the culture, food, the modern cities. They think it is a desert country, and would be surprised if they knew about the lush greenery of the West with its artesian wells.

Educate the rest of Europe and they will all be saying 'yes'.

Merhaba Lyndie,

I think exactly the same. Short ago I was watching a James Bond movie in a British Channel. It was the film "the world is not enough". Some parts of that film are taken in İstanbul but it was like an Arabic city in the movie. People here in England unfortunately see these things and they see all the kebab shops in London and they see the advertisements on TV you mentioned. The Ministry of Tourism couldnt do better than ruin the modern image of Turkey. I have written them a letter long time ago about this issue.
On the other hand Greece is doing really good. In Sainsburys you can see Greek Style yogurt and Greek Style olive oil. People unfortunately dont realise the olive oil they buy are produced in Türkiye and they dont know yogurt was invented in Türkiye and is originally a Turkish word just like coffee is originally "kahve".

I strongly belive the Turkish tourism people should use the mediterranean image more. On anything related to mediterranean culture, whether it is mediterranean music, food, lifestyle or architecture nobody mentiones Turkiye. But hey, we are mediterranean too.

Can you belive that many people think about Türkiye when they think about belly dance (oryantal).

http://www.etymonline.com/

I wouldn't call that an "article." It's not put up as a news article. It's an opinion piece that would appear on the "Editorial Page." If you look at the advertisements on that page (and the links to other opinions) it's not too hard to figure how which political direction the Washington Times is leaning. As an aside, the newspaper is owned by the far-right "cult" leader, Sun Myung Moon.

But more to the point, he uses what we Americans call a "code word." There's certain words that mean certain things to certain types of people while being perhaps less offensive to others. "Islamofascists" is one of those.

Sorry for bringing up politics and religion here, but I just wanted to make it clear that that opinion piece does not reflect a very widely held U.S. view of Turkey. Most Americans are probably quite neutral on Turkey's admission to the EU. Mostly because they don't know much about either entity. At the very least, Americans know that Turkey has long been an ally and friend of our country.