I suppose that there are a couple of issues here. Firstly, everyone else in the EU will be affected by Turkish membership; we will have to increase our subsidy payments and accept a lot more migration from there. So while membership may aid Turkey in some ways, it will also be detrimental to other members, certainly in the short term.
Secondly, the EU is supposed to be a zone of free labour movement with equal rights for everyone. Turkey simply cannot offer that at the moment. If our citizens run the risk of ill treatment at the hands of the Turkish police, then it isn't ready to be included in the EU. Repression against the Kurds is still ongoing to some extent, and until recently was a very serious problem.
I say that the EU should wait a few years to see if Turkey can reform itself properly and maintain that level before being admitted.
It doesn't look like Britain will be leaving the Eu any time soon, so this is an important decision. However, because we are just one voice in the EU, we actually can't stop Turkey joining if just 13 out of 25 members want them in, becuase it is settled by majority voting (as I understand it).
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