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"Mr President, throughout this whole debate, the new role of Turkey as guardian of the Islamic world is giving me cause for concern. Above all, Turkey is attempting to fill the vacuum created by the Arab Spring. Thus, Mr Erdogan – and this is, of course, crazy – is currently the most popular Head of State in the Arab world, even though he is not an Arab.
Mr Erdogan’s external policy is marked by the weakening of relations with the West in general and with Israel in particular. Thus, Ankara ceased its military cooperation with Israel, while at the same time Turkey significantly increased its military presence in the Mediterranean. Trade relations with Israel have ceased and Mr Erdogan is threatening to take further measures. This aggressive attitude at the expense of Israel is intended to help Ankara to establish its dominance in the region.
I very much hope for an easing of the situation. However, it must now be clear to even the most naive advocate of accession that, with this aggressive policy, Turkey has no place in the EU from either a geostrategic or regional policy point of view."@en1
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