Türkiye rejects European Parliament report as 'hostile' and 'ideological'

The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a strongly worded statement rejecting the European Parliament's 2025 Türkiye Report, accusing the legislative body of allowing ideological preconceptions to shape a document that it said relies on misinformation promoted by circles hostile to Ankara.

Report 'incompatible with facts'

The ministry said the report was prepared within the framework of a deliberate political agenda that reflects the ideological preconceptions of certain members, adding that the text contains assessments incompatible with reality and based solely on unfounded allegations emanating from hostile circles. It noted that such an approach regrettably provides ground for terrorist organizations and anti-Türkiye lobbying efforts while demonstrating how far the Strasbourg-based parliament currently stands from presenting any credible strategic vision for the future of accession talks.

Judiciary 'not open to interference'

The statement firmly rejected what it described as baseless accusations targeting Justice Minister Akin Gurlek, insisting that the document deliberately distorts ongoing legal processes being carried out by the independent Turkish judiciary in accordance with the rule of law. "The Turkish judiciary, one of the fundamental pillars of our state's sovereignty, is not open to the interference of any international institution, external actor or political circle," the ministry said, stressing that "it is not possible to accept initiatives that target judicial processes with political motives and contradict the principle of judicial independence."

Strategic ties 'steadily increasing'

Ankara emphasized that the timing of the report appears designed to overshadow the current positive agenda at a moment when the strategic importance of full membership candidate Türkiye's relationship with the 27-member bloc is steadily increasing amid mounting global instability. "Our expectation from the European Parliament is that, in the current environment of increasing global challenges, it adopts an approach that will contribute to advancing relations between candidate country Türkiye and the EU on a constructive basis and in line with common interests," the statement concluded.