There is no other country which harms its own interests this much, |
There will be no change in our position today until there is a lasting settlement on Cyprus, |
This is a historic decision both for Turkey and for Europe. It (the commission) has made the recommendation it had to make. |
This is different from what is expected of those negotiating [membership] ... . Let nobody play politics with Turkey. |
This result is something which concerns the French public ... not Turkey, |
Those inside and outside the country who want to obstruct us as we go towards October 3 are making their last efforts, |
Turkey cannot move forward with such bans, |
Turkey has turned its direction toward the EU for more than 40 years, it has aimed for full membership, ... We have reached a historic point. Full membership negotiations will, God willing, begin tonight. Turkey will be the only Muslim country in EU. |
Turkey is a sufficiently strong and secure country. Such incidents happen everywhere, in London, in Paris, everywhere, |
Turkey will not enter a war. The Turkish Armed Forces will not enter combat, |
Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope it is a short war ... with minimum casualties. |
Two Turks carried out the suicide attacks but there were other Turks involved too, |
Undoubtedly there is but there are intense efforts.... We still have time to solve the problems. |
We are facing here a serious and important case. The Turkish Republic's future and security is the issue. There is no question mark that this is not an internal political issue. |
We are facing serious problems with the start of negotiations. We are in intense negotiations, |