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One factor that might affect forum placement is Turkey's continuing and seemingly ever-increasing relationship with the European Union (it is currently an EU Associate Member, and belongs to several Eurocentric organisations.
"Croatia and Turkey started accession talks on 3 October 2005. Turkey could complete them in 10-15 years, but Croatia is set to join the EU in mid-2013." (BBC) Turkey continues to modify its Constitution and other seminal documents to comply with EU requirements.