"TURKEY SHOULD ENTER THE EU (EUROPEAN UNION BECAUSE THIS WILL HELP THE COUNTRY IMPROVE IN MANY ASPECTS. DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENT?"

FINAL DRAFT

NOWADAYS I HEAR BY CHANCE FROM PEOPLE ABOUT TURKEY'S ENTRANCE TO THE EU. GENERALLY FOR EXAMPLE, I TRY TO LISTEN TO THEM SOMETIMES ON PURPOSE OR SOMETIMES AS AN EAVESDROPPER. WHENEVER I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT, I FEEL STUCK, BECAUSE WHAT I HEAR FROM PEOPLE ARE SO CONFUSING FOR ME TO MAKE COMMENT ABOUT THIS TOPIC. LET ME SAY WHY:

FIRST, SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT WITH TURKEY'S ENTRANCE TO THE EU, TURKS WILL BE ABLE TO TRADE WORLDWIDE, REACH TO NEW CUSTOMERS, ACCORDING TO NEW CUSTOMERS,THERE WILL BE MORE DEMAND AND THERE WILL BE MORE PRODUCT TO PRODUCE AND SELL SO THAT WE WILL HAVE MORE MONEY AND WE WILL BE RICH. MOREOVER WE- AS TURKS- WILL HAVE CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE OUR CULTURE, TRADITIONS AND OUR BELIEVES TO EUROPEANS. THEY WILL BE INTERESTED IN US AND WILL COME TO OUR COUNTRY AS TOURISTS.

SECOND, SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT TURKEY'S ENTRANCE TO THE EU WILL BE DISADVANTAGES TO US. BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE SAY THAT OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WILL ASK US TO CHANGE OUR TRADITIONS OR OUR LAWS. BECAUSE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THINK THAT WHAT WE HAVE AS TRADITIONS - WHAT WE EAT, HOW WE BEHAVE, HOW WE THINK ABOUT SOMETHING- ARE AGAINST THE EUROPEAN LAWS AND THEY WILL MAKE US CHANGE OUR CUSTOMS AND LIVE ACCORDING TO THEIR WISHES.

THIRD, SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT OUR ENTRANCE TO THE EU IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING. THEY SAY AGAIN THAT IF WE ARE POOR, WE WILL REMAIN TO BE POOR. INSTEAD OF THE EU, FIRST WE HAVE TO IMPROVE OURSELVES, IMPROVE THE LIFE CONDITIONS, OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE WAY WE LIVE. AND THEN WE SHOULD START TO THINK ABOUT TURKEY'S ENTRANCE TO THE EU. IF WE DO THAT, WE WILL NOT HAVE TO MAKE OURSELVES BE PART OF THE OTHER UNIONS AND CAN KEEP LIVING LIKE THAT WITHOUT NO PROBLEM IN OUR LIVES.

AS A RESULT, I COULD NOT THINK WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THIS. WHAT I HEAR FROM OTHER PEOPLE MAKE ME CONFUSED ABOUT THE EU. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE EU IS GOING PROVIDE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ENERGY FOR OUR COUNTRY. BUT ALL I KNOW ABOUT THE TURKEY'S ENTRANCE TO EU IS JUST LIKE OTHERS'. AND THIS IS MY OPINION, TOO .I THINK , TO SAY SOMETHING CONCRETE ABOUT THIS ISSUE IS UP TO OUR GOVERNMENT!