Bagis: "Turkey has no aspirations to be a model for the middle east"

In his letter published in the Observer as a response to a previous news story of Guardian newspaper as "There is no peace and there is no plan. Syria rebels are past talking to the enemy," Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said that Turkey had no aspirations to be a "model" for the Middle East, adding that but Turkey is ready to share any experience and provide any support, if asked. Bagis said in his letter that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan clearly outlined this when he said Turkey was ready to do its fair share to promote democratization in the Middle East, adding, "If Turkey is seen as proof that Muslim nations can advance through democracy, let it be. Meanwhile, some try to muddle minds through another 'Turkish model' – namely, a bizarre combination of a military government that controls civilians; an anti-democratic system, where elected governments are curbed or sidelined. It is true that a sham called 'custodian democracy' ruled Turkey in the past few decades but this tragedy ended with the election victory of the Justice and Development Party in November 2002. We cannot and will not condone any political system that falls short of addressing the full democratic aspirations of its people, whether it's in Egypt or Syria."