By Orhan Coskun along with Alexandra Hudson
BERLIN Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:44pm EDT
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel advised Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday this European Union (EU) will follow accession reveals together with his country around good faith, regardless of a number of lingering disagreements.
Erdogan said on Tuesday the EU might drop Turkey if this could not grant it membership through 2023, at first chance he has said how longer Ankara could carry on down the trail near EU entry.
Turkey's tells you for you to sign up for the bloc, launched within 2005, have most but surface to a stop caused by a good intractable question with the torn region of Cyprus, a good EU member, and also competitors out of core EU members France along with Germany.
But Merkel shared with a synovial news flash management meeting along with Erdogan once talks throughout Berlin: "The EU can be an trustworthy talking partner."
"These discussions will go on without regard for the concerns this we've found to clarify," the lady said, referring in order to criticisms regarding Turkey in the European Commission 's article with their overall performance as a customer country.
Merkel's centre-right Christian Democratic Party (CDU) is definitely opposed to Turkey, a new mainly Muslim however secular country, becoming a member of the European Union along with instead party favors a 'privileged partnership' that could are unsuccessful of whole membership.
"The query regarding entire membership for Turkey is definitely found inside my gathering in a certain way. We (Germany and also Turkey) have got realized to live on on this difference along with still to obtain beneficial relations," your lady added.
Germany will be Turkey's greatest deal partner inside the 27-nation EU and it is additionally property with a three trillion Turks, the largest Turkish diaspora in Europe.
Erdogan, within Berlin to open the latest Turkish embassy building, said Merkel would certainly go to Turkey up coming year.
Erdogan took a swipe during Cyprus, which currently supports this EU's turning presidency, stating it must not have been allowed for you to enroll in that bloc throughout 2004 because it has been - and is always - separated concerning an internationally accepted Greek Cypriot southern area as well as a northern Turkish Cypriot state acknowledged solely by Ankara.
Erdogan mentioned Merkel had informed him in past times the lady additionally thought it turned out a new error to admit a divided Cyprus.
"This seemed to be a critical mistake in addition to your mistake persists with increasing effects," Erdogan added.
PROTEST
Turkey has completed only one regarding thirty-five policy 'chapters' every single accession candidate should conclude.
All but 13 policy chapters within Ankara's negotiations are impeded due to Cyprus issue plus the European Commission , the EU's exec arm, says Turkey does not yet satisfy needed models on human rights and independence involving speech.
Turkey's European Affairs Minister Egemen Bagis advised some sort of seminar in Berlin earlier on Wednesday that this predicament regarding individual privileges in addition to religious in addition to political freedoms have enormously enhanced seeing that Erdogan's AK Party took electric power a decade's ago.
Bagis cited Kurdish terms broadcasts and the restitution associated with property to spiritual minorities seeing that examples regarding precisely what he referred to as "a additional democratic, transparent" Turkey, contributing of which Ankara could not accept some sort of "privileged partnership" with the EU.
"Either that you're a associate or you will be not, there are not any half-way house," he or she said.
About 1,000 folks protested towards Erdogan's visit in front of the Brandenburg Gate inside core Berlin. Some taken red flags and also placards this read 'Dictator Erdogan', 'Erdogan oppresses minorities' plus 'Freedom for your media'.
"We need to protest alongside Erdogan simply because journalists, Alevis and others are resting inside penitentiary with Turkey today," stated Natalie Dogan, 50, a housewife from Hamburg, referring a non secular minority. "Turkey hopes to join the particular European Union but it really is absolutely not necessarily geared up to do so since it tramples on people's freedoms."
In its newest development report, this European Commission accused Turkey connected with infringing citizens' rights to liberty, security, considerable test along with overall flexibility associated with manifestation and also assembly.
Almost 100 journalists have been in penitentiary throughout Turkey and also tons regarding activists, lawyers, politicians, government officers and also others. Most tend to be accused involving plots against the government as well as support with regard to outlawed Kurdish militants.
(Additional reporting simply by Gareth Jones; Writing by Gareth Jones, Editing by simply William Maclean)
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