29 AUGUST 1992, Page 23

Sir: Since Greece was allowed in by a Euro- pean

Community labouring under the mis- apprehension that it was dealing with an upright, enlightened, neo-classical civilisa- tion, those of us with Turkish connections have been waiting to see when the penny would drop about the enormity of the mis- take being made.

It dropped with a most satisfying clang in Noel Malcolm's article.

Osman Streater

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