Agreement Quote by Martin Schulz

If the EU doesn’'t want Turkey, they should say it now and clearly. If we are not wanted, then both sides don’t need to…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Turkey deal can only be Plan B. Plan A needs to be a strong Europe that is prepared to defend its external borders…

— Sebastian Kurz

That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.

— Igor Luksic

There's opposition in Europe to Turkish membership because these are the inevitable fears of energetic, poorer, Muslim outsiders who will come in and work…

— Andrew Mango

Turkey wants to be treated by the same standards as other countries. If you compare us to some other newly accepted EU members our…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

If Turkey wants to join Europe, it will have to become a European country, and that might take a long time.

— Salman Rushdie

The Turks know that if they want to join the EU, then they must respect our rules. We are a union of beliefs, not…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

I'm optimistic about Turkey's prospects for reaching the E.U.'s standards of development, governance, and democracy, whether inside or outside the E.U. Provided you have…

— Andrew Mango

Turkey, with its political intolerance, as I have described it, is prepared to march forward, to break with its taboo about the Armenians, and…

— Orhan Pamuk

After saying yes to Turkey, the EU is having difficulty finding clear and consistent grounds for saying no to other, still more remote candidates…

— Timothy Garton Ash

If Turkey become a member of the EU, of course Turks would lose a part of this identity, just as Europe would lose a…

— Orhan Pamuk

70 percent of Turkey’s citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to become an…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan