Thank you . In terms of bandwidth , the two methods are very similar . <| sep |> I would like to add an extra bit of info to your great post . 2005 , before Erdogan went off the rails , the EU had to ratify its brand new constitution . The rub was that this happened exactly as the EU was saying basically Turkey will be part of the EU . All we have to discuss now is the timeline and some last few details . BUT countries like France had racial riots that year and nobody wanted to talk about the possibility of an extra 70 Million muslims on a continent that had difficulty with a mere 25 . In France the right wing asked for a referendum on Turkey . They were denied . As a backlash , the French voted against the ratification of the EU constitution . It was all a protest vote on Turkey . Sorry guys , but the French are not big fans of Turks . All of this left traces . Erdogan is not an idiot . He saw that Turkey would never be part of the EU . And he saw that this rejection was for ethnic and religious reasons . People in Europe are on edge about islam . Even more today with the terror attacks . Erdogan has known for 10 years now that accession to the EU membership was a wild goose chase . But he played the game anyway , showing good will , then making a dick move , then coming back to his people saying it ' s all about racism and islamophobia . And he ' s not wrong . It is ALL about Turks vs Europe . It is racist and he is right to criticise this . But on the other hand , he ' s seen something he can milk all the way . He ' s seen that disappointment will lead to hatred and nationalismislamism . Erdogan is a very smart autocrat . He uses reality to sell a dictatorship .