Turkey's State Minister for European Affairs Egemen Bagis is pictured during an interview with Reuters in Istanbul, June 5, 2011. Turkey seeks to follow the path of former military dictatorships Greece, Spain and Portugal into the European Union by shaking off the last vestiges of 1980s military rule after next week's parliamentary election. Turkey's odyssey, Bagis says, is watched by countries in the Balkans, Central Asia, and notably those in the Middle East and North Africa struggling for change, as a shining example. Picture taken June 5, 2011. To match Interview TURKEY-ELECTION/DEMOCRACY/ REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)