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"Mr President, since Turkey first applied to join the Union, our Group has supported this process. Our Group held a meeting in Istanbul where we endorsed this process directly. We think that Turkey has undergone a transformation in order to embrace modernity, democracy and the correct process for gaining accession to the European Union.
Turkey has made efforts to adapt its legal system to comply with the Copenhagen criteria. It has also made advances towards democracy, human rights and the protection of minorities. I wonder why those who now claim to defend Kurdish rights have been silent for nearly a century and why they do not work for minority rights in other countries in the European Union.
Turkey has a functioning market economy capable of being competitive within the Union. It also has an administrative and institutional capacity to implement EU rules and regulations. I think that we have to work so that Turkey recognises Cyprus and that we should consider what would happen if Turkey did not join the EU. There are difficulties at present, but I think we should facilitate changes in Turkey so that it can make progress towards joining the European Union. We decided to abstain, because the amendments adopted during the vote altered the meaning of the text in many cases."@en1
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