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Nature 438, 1-2 (3 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/438001b; Published online 2 November 2005

Turkey's evolution

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Admission to the European Union can benefit Turkish science.

Turkey is engaged in negotiations for membership of the European Union (EU), and the first such talks, which opened on 18 October, were centred on science and technology. But they took place at a time when many Turkish scientists are at loggerheads with their government, led by the mildly Islamic Justice and Development Party.