A German of Turkish origin and a deputy of the EuroParliament Cem Ozdemir stated that Turkey has not created the necessary prerequisites for the EU membership, online newspaper N24 reports. At the same time Cem Ozdemir noted that Turkey has achieved considerable progress in the sphere of human rights. Nevertheless there of a lot of work to be dome still, specifically human rights defenders should receive permanent access to the Turkish jails. He also mentioned that the rights of the religious and national minorities in Turkey should be protected and the freedom of conscience established. In this view he noted that there is no taboo in respect to the Kurdish population in Turkey at present.