Long gone are the days when the prospect of accession to the European Union sustained a powerful dynamic of democratic reform. With hope of EU membership fading, reform momentum has been lost, and the European Commission is expected to issue a sharply critical progress report in October.
土耳其的国际形象也因为埃尔多安的内部计划战略而大受影响。为了被欧盟接纳而有十分的动力实施民主改革的日子早已一去不返。欧盟资格的渐行渐远让改革动力消失殆尽，而欧盟委员会预计将在10月发布严厉的批评性进展报告。