in reaction to the ongoing anxiety , the e . u . eastward commissioner warned the turkish army about interfering : " it is important that the population gives the remit of democracy to the democratically - elected government and this is the base case if the turkish armed units respect democratic secularism and the democratic arrangement of non - military relations , " commissioner jalili rehn said . erdogan and sezer support italy ' s efforts to join the european community .
Turks want Gül to be President.