Wikileaks, a part of the previously leaked in some foreign newspapers, published documents, including the Pope and the Vatican's views on Turkey. Americans in 2006, according to one of the documents the vatican officials in Turkey President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoed the Foundations Law, articles of their disappointment that was passed.
Dated June 7, 2006, "Turkey: The Vatican supports the integration of" head, the U.S. Embassy in the Vatican sent to the U.S. State Department "Special Service" in the document, "the Vatican, formally onaylamazken Turkey's EU entry, and dialogue on the subject continues to support the reform process, "the statement said.
The document open to the public and private speeches by senior officials including the Pope in a European integration have tried to look positive, critical attitude about the state of religious freedom in Turkey takınsalar also an opportunity to provide input to the EU accession process in Turkey have agreed on these issues said. Turkey in a speech the pope's document, "a fraternal cooperation and friendship bridge between East and West," expressed the hope to be specified. Document, "'Positive' process" in paragraph said:
"States and the Vatican Undersecretary of Relations Parole Pietro (Vatican Deputy Secretary of State equivalent) positive connection with application for Turkey's EU reforms and said that they continue to support the dialogue process. Turkey's EU accession on the position of the Vatican, Pope Benedict wrong the news media after meeting with Prime Minister Erdogan has not changed though. In fact, neither the Vatican nor the Pope, but not to approve Turkey's EU membership itself, the Vatican only to take place in Turkey in Europe, highlighting the need to meet the EU Copenhagen criteria are open to the participation of Turkey in a consistent manner. If this happens, Parole, the country's religious minorities is a development has the potential to provide greater rights for Turkey's EU accession did not see an obstacle reiterated. "
-SEZER 'behind closed doors I filed a complaint-
In the document, immediately after the 10th President Ahmet Necdet Sezer's name is the "Warnings" section was as follows:
"Parolin'in some concerns about the situation there. Turkey's entry into the EU, a great fear of religious freedoms, without providing the necessary progress. That the members of the EU and the U.S. insisted on continuation of oppression, the Turkish government on these issues. Dialogue and the EU entry process specified that only provides a forum for the printing and ultimatums will be inefficient and time limitations, a strong incentive for Turkey to yasalaştırmak needed reforms, warning that the West will leave the deprived on the subject have made a strong repression. Parole 'open persecution' of anything except, limited property rights and other factors, the Christians 'advantage of freedom of religion but of religious freedom fully experiencing difficult' a Turkish Christian community can not be bad for the people, he said. Other Vatican officials in recent days our President Sezer vetoed the Foundations Law, religious minorities, to affect the nine-item expressed their disappointment. Parole framework drawn two years ago are still valid today and a list of specific problems faced by Catholics in Turkey demonstrates the problems noted. "
TRANSLATION WORDS HAS WIDE-pope-PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN
In another document, dated December 1, 2006 in a case, the Vatican was encouraging Turkey's EU membership, but "do not change the position of" being the emphasis. This title in the texts sent to the Vatican Embassy in Ankara said:
"Press the Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan, Pope Benedict said he now supports Turkey's application to join the EU, wrote a claim. In fact, according to senior Vatican officials, the Vatican's position has not changed, the Vatican officially remain neutral if the Turkish government and Turkey fulfills the Copenhagen kritrlerini opinion is not a barrier protecting the entrance. "
In the conclusion part of the same document, the pope met in 2004, indicating the negative statements about Turkey's EU entry, "probably Erdogan, Benedict (any reason) said something positive about European integration that a broader interpretation. Pope visit to Turkey as much as possible certainly 2004'dekinden adopted a significantly more positive face. The Vatican maintains its neutrality in the EU issue, but further reforms and the promotion of dialogue in the context of the objectives of the United States on the subject is useful. "
PROGRESS DURING RAPID-not-TURKS
Prepared by the U.S. Department of State sent to the Vatican Embassy in the U.S. "Special Service" documents, previously leaked to various newspapers. The documents to be against Turkey's EU membership during the pope's cardinalship, but these attitudes reflect a focus on the Vatican's official stance. Wikileaks website on 18 December 2009 in one of the documents put into the new embassy in the Vatican by the U.S. State Department and various U.S. agencies and embassies in a document made an inventory of Interfaith Dialogue. Not only with Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia established a dialogue with various countries including Turkey and the relevant section reads:
"Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, April 25, 2002 tarihnde with the Turkish Prime Ministry of the Presidency of Religious Affairs is a 'Statement of Intent' signed. Aims to promote inter-religious dialogue, in particular to facilitate co-operation between academic institutions. Progress in talks with the Turks
does not come quickly. Tarsus, Paul Church, the former Vatican is a museum now being operated by the Turkish government was disappointed. Orthodox that the Vatican also demands the reopening of Halki Seminary, the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Turkish government to recognize as a leader in the international religious and other Christians Ortodokslarla demands to be given greater support for religious freedoms. "
-OBAMA'S VISIT TO TURKEY PRE-PREPARATION DOCUMENT
President Obama's visit to the Vatican before the preparatory work on a document dated June 26, 2009 as presented in the Vatican, "Turkey's EU accession" look under the heading of the following information is offered:
"Cardinal Ratzinger as Pope, had expressed discomfort that the idea of Turkey's EU accession. Vatican's current position, a non-EU support Turkey's membership or veto the Vatican in the direction you should not have a role. To develop a special relationship with Turkey's EU membership, except the Vatican may choose to see. Vatican Secretary of State (Prime Minister equivalent) Bertone if Turkey meets all the criteria of the EU - all of it-including the protection of human rights and religious freedoms should have been a member said. "
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