"Democracy is just the train, but not the final destination.", is a AKP slogan I remember from a documentary on Erdogans long road to power. I would also suppo

"Democracy is just the train, but not the final destination.", is a AKP slogan I remember from a documentary on Erdogans long road to power. I would also support the opinion that Erdogan used the EU integration process to selectively weaken the kemalist/military grip on Turkey's institutions. While you could point out that the EU were a 'useful idiot', IMHO there was never a realistic chance of Turkey joining the EU. The reasons are multifold, most important ones being the resistance of the EU population in major EU countries such as Germany, France and Poland. In that regard, I think, EU politics were not on an honest basis and just a game.