Erdoğan’s nebulous shortcut to EU benefits

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the words of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in The joint press conference with the German chancellor Olaf Schultz received wide coverage in the world media.

In Turkey, newspapers close to the Justice and Development Party tried to cover Erdogan’s words. They should reflect in such a way that it is reminiscent of the incident known as “One Minute” in which Erdogan addressed the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime and spoke harshly about the oppression of the Israeli regime, and these positions of his were widely welcomed by some Islamic countries.

Many newspapers under the control of the think tank of the Turkish ruling party highlighted this part of Erdogan’s speech: “We do not owe Israel and we speak loudly. Those who are in debt are silent”.

In addition to the media of Germany and other European countries, Turkish political commentators also announced that this speech of Erdogan is an allusion to the Holocaust and that he He has openly challenged the German chancellor and his government’s policies regarding the events in Gaza. That too, in a situation where Germany and France, as two important powers of the European Union, have strategic relations with the Zionist regime and do not show pleasure to Erdogan’s policies.

Ahmad Tashgatiren from analysts The famous Turkish conservative, in his analytical article, pointed out that Erdogan has openly declared that Germany feels compelled to support any type of Israeli crime because of the Holocaust.

Tashgetieren also considers the German Prime Minister’s answer important. He preferred to be soft-spoken at the press conference, but later wrote on his social pages: “Mr. President Erdogan and I have very different views on the Middle East issue. This is exactly why meeting in person is so important. But let me say it clearly: Israel’s right to exist is an absolute issue for Germany. There is no place for anti-Semitism in our country”.

Turkish analysts have also pointed out that Erdogan tried to cleverly, instead of talking about the Islamic-Crusader conflict, He mentioned the crescent and the cross, which reminds of Erdogan’s interest in the wars of the Ottomans against some European countries. Has Erdoğan given up on the idea of ​​becoming a member of the European Union? With these words, is it still possible for Turkey to become a member of Europe and enjoy its full benefits?

Membership in the European Union from the Ministry to the Secretariat

The subject of Turkey’s membership in the European Union in 2001 and during the founding of the Justice and Development Party was an issue It was sensitive and vital. After the Hizbor party came to power in 2012, in all the high-level documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign policy programs, the goals of the judiciary, the texts of the Turkish Parliament, as well as the documents of Turkish economic institutions, it was always mentioned that it is necessary every The sooner Turkey becomes a member of the European Union.

This issue was so important that in the cabinets created by the Justice and Development Party, a ministry called the Ministry of EU Negotiations was always active. But for several years now, this ministry has been dissolved and a small secretariat is running its affairs. Why?

Is it because Turkey is not interested in joining the Union? no Incidentally, Turkey still wants membership, but the annual reports of the European Parliament have disappointed Turkey. The clear message of the union for Turkey is: with this political discourse and this legal and social situation, you cannot be present in our club, you must change yourself.

Parliament Reports Europe about Turkey and the obstacles to the progress of negotiations can be summarized in several areas:

1. The European Union is seriously concerned about the procedure in Turkey and the way the judiciary works in Turkey, and therefore It is believed that the government has turned the judiciary into its backyard.

2. The European Union has standards regarding women, youth, family, marriage age and civil procedure. Many of them are not compatible with the religious foundations and beliefs of the Turkish people.

3. In the field of economy and commercial exchanges, the European Union considers Turkey as a country that is completely Financial transparency and adherence to the fight against financial corruption are far away.

4. In important and sensitive areas such as the rights of minorities and especially Kurds and Alevis, freedom of expression, the status of prisoners and other issues In this way, Europe has extensive criticisms of Turkey.

Now, in addition to the above cases, each of which alone involves several documents and detailed reports, there is another challenge between Europe and The West has come into being. A challenge called the political and legal approach to the Palestinian case and the crimes of the Zionist regime.

Erdogan shortcut

Erdogan’s words on the plane and on his return from his trip to Berlin showed that he has a special view of Europe and has found a way that, although it cannot be considered a shortcut to membership, But it provides many of its benefits. /08/28/1402082810585642328807034.jpg”/>

Erdogan, stating that the process of the European Union and the Customs Union were also discussed in this meeting, announced: “We In these meetings, we announced that we expect positive developments in the field of revitalizing Turkey’s membership in the European Union, visa exemption and updating. Regarding the case of the customs union, I must say that, unfortunately, the European Union has a biased and discriminatory attitude towards our country, and finally we saw this issue once again in the European Commission’s report on Turkey in 2023. We want to promote mutual investments and we have announced that we are ready to provide the necessary support to increase investment. We hope to have more cooperation in the digital transformation and new technologies”.

Erdogan’s words indicate the fact that the legal and foreign policy team of the presidential institution have reached this conclusion well. that the values, discourse and current political goals of the Justice and Development Party are not compatible with the European Union. They cannot become members and give up their ideals, nor can they completely miss the benefits of membership. full, in practice remain silent and stopped, but Turkey should benefit in two important areas of visa and paying a small tariff based on the standards of the customs union. It is possible that sometimes a rigid political stance is adopted and Akparty’s propaganda machine pretends that Turkey is upset because of the crusader club’s support for Palestine and Hamas.

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