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EU in Talks to Admit Turkey to Union NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with NPR's Ivan Watson, reporting from Istanbul, about Friday's historic decision from the European Union to hold membership talks with Turkey next year. Turkey's been trying for membership for four decades, and there's no guarantee this next stage will lead to ascension. If the nation is accepted, Turkey would be the first-ever majority Muslim nation in the EU.

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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with NPR's Ivan Watson, reporting from Istanbul, about Friday's historic decision from the European Union to hold membership talks with Turkey next year. Turkey's been trying for membership for four decades, and there's no guarantee this next stage will lead to ascension. If the nation is accepted, Turkey would be the first-ever majority Muslim nation in the EU.