What do Brits think about David Cameron's support for Turkey joining the EU, only thwarted by France & Germany?

He is mad if he thinks that this goes with his party's anti-immigration stance.

"Call me Dave" is a typical out of touch, member of the political class. Unlike the majority of the British people, he is pro-EU and therefore pro-immigration (given the free movement of all EU people). Dave and his current Conservative Party policies, are simply no longer worthy of the label "Conservative", they should be called "Blue Labour". As Nigel Farage of UKIP has said: "If Turkey joins the EU than that's an estimated 75 million people who will be eligible to roam around the EU and also come to the UK" (with access to the UK's welfare and it's jobs). "Our country is already buckling under the strain of its existing population." He added: "It is also known that Turkey plays a prominent role in cocaine and heroin trafficking to the West. Bringing them into the EU will not help the UK's drug problem. "David Cameron is fully behind Turkey's proposed EU membership. He really needs to have a rethink if he is serious about putting the UK first." .......................................... @ thecharleslloyd: David Cameron most certainly does not qualify as "a genius", please enlighten us with his Einstein like qualities. Furthermore I have my gravest doubts that "Mr C will save us all", as Monty Python's Life of Brian says "he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy" :-)

I don't see why they're in the EU. I'd say they were west Asia more than Europe.

Turkey is not a poor 3rd world country.

You think immigration kills your culture? Wait until Tr joins EU. Then at every corner you will have to open a new mosque. Horny and rude turkish men will make the life quite difficult for the white girls. They will flood the UK by millions. How do I know? I am coming from there. They all live with the dreams of escaping to Europe. However I really don't believe in the sincerity of Mr Cameron, he is just pleasing US. So no worries. Europeans lived in wealth and more freedom therefore they had the arts, technology, civilization and well manners, whereas rest of the world still lives for food and reproduction. Don't do this to your culture, to please the Americanos.

Dave is a genius and has a plan, have no fear. Keep you friends close to hand and your enemies closer, it will all make sense in time. Mr C is the guy who is going to save us all.

Shooting down some misleading information in the thread: 1. A third world country, by definition, is a country that remained neutral during the Cold War. Turkey, having sided with the US was not neutral, it is thus a first world country. 2. Turkey has not been "poor" in over 10 years, and economically it is doing much better than the EU, presently. 3. Turkey is NOT in the EU. It is an EU candidate company. 4. While a decade ago it was a certainty that Turks would migrate in large numbers to Europe, should Turkey joined the EU, Turkey has made impressive and swift progress. It's current standards of living is unlikely to leave many Turks seeking to migrate, and it might even repatriate some Euroturks. 5. Turkey has very little oil. It has transit pipelines that carry oil from Russia, Iran and Central Asia to Europe. 6. Turkey's middle eastern border is not regarded as a "con" by the EU. Upon compliance with the Cophenhagen Criteria and integration into the Schengen Zone, it will solve much of Europe's contraband and illegal immigration problems. Having the 2nd largest army in NATO, once integrated into the European defence mechanism, it will be able to project military power on behalf of EU on the middle east and central asia. Last but not least, proximity to raw natural resources like those found in the middle east and central asia is economically beneficial to Europe. Turkey also wields considerable soft power and influence on many of these states, and would "liaise" with them on behalf of the EU. 7. Turkey does not see North Cyprus as a part of its integral territory. It maintains that there is a sovereign country in the north, with which it interacts accordingly. 8. Turkey has a very very strong tradition of secularism. It is written in it's constitution that it is a secular state, and it is not just in ink. It applies. Also, the flavor of Islam that is practiced in Turkey is extremely light compared to those of other Muslim majority countries, and even those that are practiced within Europe. 9. The EU has the right to impose temporary, regulatory exceptions on Turkey immediately after its accession. It could, among other things, limit the Turkish citizens' right to free movement, and cap the amount of MEPs it can have. 10. Turkey is culturally, ethnically, geographically, politically and socially more European than it is Asian, in that it has significantly more similarities with Europe compared to Asia. It's culture is a blend of Ancient Roman and Central Asian Turkic cultures, a culture still evolving more and more into a European one. Hence, contrary to popular belief, Turkish tradition does not entirely come from central asia. Regardless, the Cophenhagen Criteria outlines the fundamentals for a functioning European democracy. If and when Turkey complies with said criteria, it would be indistinguishable from any other EU state, which is a condition for its accession.

Ok, I support and disagree with some of camerons opinions. while turkey is mostly in asia, its culture is very european, so thats ruled out. but counting it as european, turkey actually has a large economy compared to the larger countries in europe. but here are some pros and cons of turkey in the EU Pros: Larger GDP Larger land Larger Military More gas to the EU Cons: An extremely increased Muslim population, and with open borders to the rest of europe A large increase in population, setting off the balance of power, bringing much to turkey Having borders with the Middle East Turkey is still not peachy on its human rights It still thinks of Northern Cyprus as part of turkey Islamophobia in Europe It's average income isn't too swell Yeah.....it's very controversial though

iran is in the middle east but your point is that without use of magnets to negate steel bullets fired at bored turkish border guards playing protector iv.v. more mercenary lots of iranians who also play it will get in . n o problem just translate it through google and sit them down at a console. of and spy bot search and destroy tech create uk .constitution as computer program for you. by the way merc iv.v. is a fantasy addictive roleplaying game killing orcs and what not based on jrr.tolkein world. orcs are green monsters with pointy teeth