Mr. Egemen Bagis:

Many people have. Alanya is the home town of my friend, Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who Senator Leyden mentioned and who became the Speaker of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. In Alanya, there are more than 50,000 Germans alone. They have their own church, NGOs, associations, clubs, gatherings and schools. Alanya is now a German city with a Turkish minority. It is becoming ever more popular.

My countrymen are not migrating to Europe because they know there are many more opportunities in Turkey than there are in Europe. In the past four years, as European Union member states were growing the rate of 1.5%, my country has been moving with an economic growth rate of 8% per year. According to the OECD, we will continue to be the fastest growing economy in Europe until 2020. Also according to OECD, by 2050, Turkey will be the second largest economy of Europe; it is now the sixth. There is no migration threat.

If there is anyone in the members constituencies who feels like making a change in their life, my country would be very much interested in opening its arms to them. We are not afraid of migration.