Turkey's shifting sentiment toward NATO, from hostility to enthusiasm
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The Economist
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Summary
Turkey's relationship with NATO has evolved from hostility in 1952 (when a restaurant named NATO was stoned) to current enthusiasm under President Erdogan, despite the alliance facing broader troubles. The article uses the NATO Lokanta restaurant in Istanbul as a symbol of this shift in public sentiment, with the current manager noting no objections to the name today.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThere's strength in unity
Its first owner proudly hung up a sign bearing its name in 1952, when Turkey joined NATO. But it was taken down the same year, after people less enthusiastic about the alliance pelted the storefront with stones.
He has no problem with NATO either.
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