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Turkey's hopes for EU still vain

European Union is concerned about repeated cases of violence along with impunity in governmental structures.

January 7, 2013
Turkey's hopes for EU still vain
As the year 2013 started, Turkey began talking about accession to EU again; as always, it first accused EU of biased approach and dislike towards the “most progressive country in the Middle East and the world”. These statements were voiced by Turkey-EU chief negotiator Egemen Bagis.

Egemen Bagis views Sarkozy and Merkel as opponents of Turkey's EU bid

Turkey fails to understand that if times have changed, there has changed the country too, longing to become a regional leader. But it is in this position that the EU does not want to see Turkey.

March 13, 2012
Egemen Bagis views Sarkozy and Merkel as opponents of Turkey's EU bid
Turkish Minister for EU affairs, head of the Turkish delegation Egemen Bagis has recently intensified his “attacks” on the EU, wittingly or unwittingly pushing to the distant future the issue of his country’s joining the Union. In the statements of Bagis one can easily trace neo-Ottoman rhetoric. It was such statements that were “in vogue” at the time of the Ottoman Empire, from which so unwisely and violently dissociates itself modern Turkey, when it comes to history.

How long will Turkey be knocking on EU doors?

EU still holds firm: Turkey is an Asian country and has no place in Europe. The geographic factor may become the finishing point in half-a-century negotiations.

July 14, 2011
The new Turkish government established a Ministry for EU Affairs. Egemen Bagis, former State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks, was appointed head of the newly-formed Ministry. There is also the National Agency attached to the Ministry that deals with coordinating the education of Turkish students abroad. Bagis believes that students are able to root out the prejudices, the biggest obstacle to Turkey’s EU membership. “It is important that about 40 thousand students who are annually sent to Europe make it clear why Turkey should join the EU,” he said.
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