BBC Monitoring quotes from Turkish press on 30 May 05.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

The following is a selection of quotes from editorials and commentaries published in 30 May editions of Turkish newspapers available to BBC Monitoring

French referendum on EU Constitution

Milliyet [centrist, second largest circulation] "The European Constitution actually raises the bar higher for Turkey, which already hardly meets the EU criteria. On the other hand, with France's rejection of the constitution, there will be a tendency towards reconstruction, which we might call the 'British model', where national sovereignty is in the forefront. If we take a look at Turkey's socioeconomic and geostrategic …