How do you <i>define</i> European, anyway? Is Moscow a European city? How about Tbilisi? Tel Aviv <i>feels</i> pretty European to me as well.<p>I realize it&#x27;s not PC to talk about these thing in the open, but Europeans do share some form of common cultural heritage that unites them - they&#x27;re all part of the West and Western Civilization and all that implies.<p>Historically, Istanbul was always part of &quot;The Orient&quot; - it&#x27;s where Europe ended.<p>I&#x27;m from Eastern Europe originally, which has a complex relationship with Turkey - Ottoman Empire and all that. Most people I know do <i>not</i> think Turkey is part of Europe, nor that it should be ever let in. And that position is considered &quot;soft&quot; compared to how the Greeks feel about it - whoooooo boy.