Ankara, according to the EU foreign ministers, has also failed to do enough to ensure full civilian control of the country's powerful military, which continues to exercise influence in politics through ''informal mechanisms''.
Prema rečima ministara inostranih poslova EU, Ankara takođe nije učinila dovoljno da osigura potpunu civilnu kontrolu moćne turske vojske, koja nastavlja da vrši uticaj na politiku kroz «neformalne mehanizme».