"We have a very clear intention to change things in Turkey -- to make Turkish democracy a first-class democracy, make Turkey a truly democratic country where the rule of law works, where people exercise their freedoms, and where fundamental rights are respected," Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said at an informal EU summit in Portugal on Saturday (September 8th).
"Imamo veoma jasnu nameru da promenimo stvari u Turskoj -- da Tursku demokratiju učinimo prvoklasnom demokratijom, da od Turske napravimo zaista demokratsku zemlju u kojoj vladavina zakona funkcioniše, u kojoj građani upražnjavaju svoje slobode i u kojoj se poštuju osnovna prava", izjavio je turski ministar inostranih poslova Ali Babačan u subotu (8. septembar) na neformalnom samitu EU u Portugalu.