▁A K P ' s ▁responses ▁to ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁European ▁Union ▁ ▁Following ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ' s ▁election ▁as ▁A K P ▁leader ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May , ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁con gr at ulating ▁him ▁and ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁to ▁work ▁towards ▁implementing ▁the ▁migr ant ▁deal ▁agreed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁claimed ▁that ▁Turkey ▁was ▁meeting ▁all ▁the ▁standards ▁for ▁EU ▁membership , ▁but ▁was ▁being ▁met ▁by ▁a ▁" cyc lic al ▁rapp ro ch ement " ▁and ▁a ▁" negative ▁disc rimin atory ▁process ". ▁He ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁EU ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁' double ▁standards ' ▁shown ▁against ▁Turkey , ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁dead lock ▁in ▁reaching ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁EU ▁regarding ▁the ▁European ▁migr ant ▁crisis , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁called ▁on ▁the ▁EU ▁to ▁keep ▁its ▁promise ▁to ▁grant ▁Turkish ▁citizens ▁access ▁to ▁member ▁countries ▁without ▁a ▁vis a ▁as ▁was ▁initially ▁agreed . ▁The ▁EU ▁declared ▁that ▁Turkey ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁change ▁its ▁terror ▁laws ▁for ▁the ▁deal ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁despite ▁the ▁initial ▁agreement , ▁a ▁condition ▁met ▁with ▁strong ▁opposition ▁by ▁President ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an . ▁Refer ring ▁to ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁terror ism , ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m