“The documents and reports that are published by the European parliament will only have a meaning for Turkey if a serious, constructive and unbiased attitude is adopted. No one should doubt that we will continue to claim our acquired rights and advance with resolve towards our goal of accession to the EU,” Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

In a resolution adopted on Wednesday, the European Parliament expressed concern at the “slow progress” on human rights and key reforms in Turkey in 2010.

“The Cyprus-Turkey deadlock, lack of dialogue among Turkish political parties and the undermining of press freedom and other basic rights in Turkey are the key factors slowing down the country’s EU accession talks,” Ria Oomen-Ruijten (EPP, NL) said during the debate. The resolution stresses that “an overall constitutional reform” is still needed to transform Turkey into a real democracy.

The draft also expressed concern over Turkish government’s putting impediments in revealing murderers of Dink.