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"The possible accession of Turkey to the EU remains cause for major reservations. Its continuing occupation of part of Cyprus; its refusal to open ports and airports in the region; violations of the rights of political, religious and ethnic minorities; discrimination against women; the exclusion of political parties; and the revocation of laws limiting the jurisdiction of military courts are some examples of this. There are other fundamental issues. Most of Turkey is not geographically part of Europe. Turkey has an Islamic identity that is very different from the Judaeo-Christian identity of most EU countries. Strategically speaking, it would be problematic for the EU to have borders with Iraqi Kurdistan. The secularity of the country is only held in place by military force. None of this precludes acknowledgement of the efforts made by Turkey over recent years to meet certain criteria required by the EU, and it recognises the invaluable role that this country plays within NATO. A relevant consideration would be whether it would be better to guarantee Turkey privileged and preferential partnership status with the EU, rather than creating false expectations and hopes of accession, which the facts and circumstances are unlikely to accommodate."@en1
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