Edited sentence: The cultural incompatibilities between Turkey and the European Judeo-Christian tradition is also a great issue that is very difficult to over come.The growth of Islamofacism in Turkey is very worrisome to Europeans.The persecution of Christian minorities such as the murder of TUrkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink shines a dark light on Turkey.The political instability in Turkey with continued attempted coups has shown that Turkey has a long way to go before joining the EU.The use of torture and other human rights violations have created great problems for Turkey.Turkey's poor human rights record has been a huge barrier to accession to the EU