Omer Celik said the U.K.\u2019s exit from the EU would not change the fact that the country is one of the greatest powers of Europe.<\/p>\n
Celik\u2019s remarks came in an address at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House on his second day of his London visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe U.K., Europe\u2019s gateway to the Atlantic, and Turkey, Europe\u2019s gate to Asia, will continue to shape Europe\u2019s politics,\u201d Celik said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimilarly, even if it is not an EU member, Turkey has been a European power and it continues its journey as a European democracy for hundred years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The power of democracy in Turkey was seen \u201cin the struggle people showed to protect it during the FETO coup attempt on July 15,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Celik also said Turkey\u2019s contribution to Europe\u2019s security \u201cwas clear both in the management of the migrant crisis and in the fight against Daesh\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe U.K. and Turkey will be the two pillars of the European architecture in the future, just like they are today,\u201d Celik added.<\/p>\n
In his speech titled \u201cEurope and Turkey: A Common Future\u201d, Celik said Turkey is following the Brexit process as it will \u201cchange the EU fundamentally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Also speaking about the global balance, Celik said the world was in a \u201ctransitional period\u201d.<\/p>\n
Celik said: \u201cWe are going through a sensitive era\u2026 The former stabilities in the globe are changing; we are to face a new world. Many analyses describe this situation as a global world without leaders\u2026 The leadership of the Western bloc is under discussion, the rise of China and Russia is gaining pace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Turkey\u2019s EU minister went onto say that \u201cfar-right parties\u2019 rise to second position in many countries or gaining a position to become a leading partner show that the liberal order is under threat from within Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe shaken self-integrity of Europe with the Brexit decision, as well as the extreme power-gaining of the far right in Europe, weaknesses in the fight against terror and irregular migration cause the questioning of trust in the European project and the EU\u2019s loyalty to universal values,\u201d Celik said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey [Europe] need to take inclusion into their agenda in order to eliminate polarization\u2026to stop the poisoning of society with hate speech, Islamophobia and anti-Semitism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Celik concluded with his remarks on Turkey-EU relations.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is clear that recent statements to exclude Turkey and cut Turkey-EU negotiations will not serve the great future the Europe has stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cTurkey, as a sovereign country, is providing security to Europe while it is protecting its own borders from Daesh and the PKK terror threats. The protection of Ankara\u2019s security means the protection of security in Berlin, London, Rome and Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anadolu Agency<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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