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 A COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC ISSUE
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 M. Atilla Öner and Özgür Zan, academicians from Yeditepe University, argue that the European Union accession is a complex, dynamic issue, containing multiple non-linear processes. The System Dynamic model they have developed predicts the most likely date for Turkey’s EU accession as January 2018.
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| TOWARDS A DIVERSE AND FLUID EUROPE
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 Nicholas Hobbs, a resident of Istanbul for five years, discusses why it is important to make the EU work better in the interests of a diverse and fluid `Europe,’ where should the borders of Europe stop, and how the reactionary and self-destructive currents in Turkey qualify for the concepts encapsulated in the ‘European.’
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| FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEMANDS CHANGE
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 Richard McNamara, a British resident of Didim, Aydin, and an entrepreneur with his own business, shares a more personal opinion of Turkey’s EU accession. Richard argues that it is not fair to condemn a country that is still growing in terms of its industry and population and that is trying to learn from other countries. He also says that the investments of foreign nationals are the cause of a demand in change in Turkey.
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| IS THE FUTURE BLEAK OR BRIGHT?
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 Özgür Erkan, a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, asks if the future of negotiations for Turkey’s European Union membership is bleak or bright. Özgür’s opinion falls more towards the bleak side, not because of the opposition of some EU member states to Turkey’s membership, but because Turkey has not carried out the necessary reforms to open certain chapters in the negotiation process.
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| EUROPE NEEDS TURKEY
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 One of our readers asserts that Turkey is already European, and that Europe needs Turkey more than Turkey needs the accession. He believes that Turkey’s young workforce, its pivotal position on the energy routes and its strong economy make it the ideal candidate for membership.
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| TURKEY SHOULD THINK TWICE
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 Seda Hava Çorapçi believes that now is not a good time for Turkey to become a part of the European Union, believing that adjustment will be a burdensome process for both sides, and that as an emotional nation, Turkey should be very careful to retain its cultural heritage and values.
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| CONFLICTING ATTITUDES FROM EU MEMBERS
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 Ibrahim Efe, a Turkish student at Lancaster University, draws attention to Turkey’s orientation towards Westernisation since its foundation in 1923, the conflicting attitudes towards Turkey’s European Union accession among some of the member countries, and the stereotypical and prejudiced opinions of Turkey among many European parliamentarians.
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| YOUR CHANCE IN A LIFETIME TO LEARN ENGLISH IN THE UK
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 Join our online Let your English grow competition with English UK to win a once in a lifetime opportunity to study English in the UK. Starting from 1 September simply visit our website, select the course you wish to study in the UK and answer a simple question. You could be one of the lucky winners.
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| WIN THE CHANCE TO BECOME TURKEY’S YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR
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 If you’re working in the field of interactive media as a software publisher, web designer or event producer, join our competition to win the Turkish heat of the International Young Interactive Entrepreneur (IYIE) award, and have the chance to visit the UK in November to participate in the international competition.
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| REVISITING JANE AUSTEN’S HOMETOWN
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 Ayse Gencer reflects upon her time in the UK city of Bath, with its marvellous Roman baths, and home to the Jane Austen Centre, devoted to the original singleton, long before Bridget Jones.
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