But much of the debate about Turkey’s possible accession has been focused on the wrong issues: whether Turkey is culturally “in line” with Europe or whether Europe is in some sense “Christian” and could assimilate 100 million Muslims. The real issue – not disputed even by most Turks – is that Turkey is neither economically ready nor, above all, a mature enough democracy for full EU membership.
但是，有关土耳其的可能的入盟争论却集中于错误的问题上。也就是，土耳其在文化上是否与欧洲“一致”，或者，欧洲在某种含义上是否归属“基督教”、能否吸纳一亿穆斯林。真正的问题是，土耳其既非在经济上准备就绪，而且最为重要的是，并不是一个符合欧盟成员资格的完全民主国家。这一问题连大多数土耳其人都不质疑。