Another sticking point is pressure by the EU for Turkey to open its ports and airports to Greek Cypriot traffic, which it has so far failed to do.

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"I think I can happily say that we are at point where by we are happy with these developments vis-a-vis Turkey's relations with Iraqi Kurdistan and vis-a-vis its own Kurdish issue inside Turkey."

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Five years ago, a Cuban airforce defector in a MIG-29 fighter aircraft -- flying undetected until outside Key West, Florida -- confirmed that he had trained to attack the Turkey Point nuclear power facility in South Florida.

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Turkey, they point, was a loyal member of Nato even before the former West Germany.

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Many at the park said they believe this may be the beginning of a turning point in Turkey.

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