While regarding itself as the stronghold of democracy, the reaction by the EU to the attempted coup on July 15 in Turkey has greatly disappointed the Turkish public.I can relate to those Turkish citizens who now do not wish to join the EU, since the EU has disregarded all of its own values and is defending the fascist coup plotters who massacred people in Turkey.Thanks to the courage of Turkish citizens, media, police and army officers who resisted the coup and defended democracy, the coup attempt was repelled and Turkey was relieved from the dangerous threat of a fascist regime. As was already known, the coup was organized by the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which is headed by the former imam Fethullah Gülen, who exploits Islam as a ruse to establish a fascist regime.But what did the EU do during the attempted coup? Nothing… It remained as mere spectator to the incidents. And after the Turkish people courageously defended their democracy, the EU issued some disgraceful statements which offended the Turkish people.Rather than expressing well-wishes to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who narrowly escaped an assassination attempt by Gülenist coup soldiers, the EU issued some disrespectful remarks that implied that the Turkish state must treat the fascist coup plotters carefully, going so far as to imply that the reintroduction of capital punishment would hinder Turkey's EU accession.In some EU countries, we recently witnessed examples of democratic rights being suspended in entirety in the face of minor terrorist attacks, while the fascist coup attempt could have resulted in the murders of thousands more across the country. People in Turkey, who courageously responded to the coup attempt by exercising their democratic right to protest and even unarmed defended their country, weretargeted by bombing, aerial attacks, helicopters and tanks. Yet the EU still attempts to give some nonsensical advice to Turkey and in doing so, disregard their own values.While the fascist generals ordered their subordinates to "shoot anyone who resists," the officers who shot unarmed civilians and other coup participants who inflicted violence and murder on the officials of state institutions are being apprehended and arrested one by one, the EU is seeking ways to protect the fascist coup plotters, for unknown reasons. What would they do if a similar incident happened in France, Germany or Spain? We know the answer very well. Those who take the strictest measures in the face of a slightest threat in their own countries, side with murderers and anti-democratic plotters in. We saw this also in the case of Egypt.In the EU, those who are antagonistic towards Islam or have problems with Muslims have unblushingly supported the attempt by a fascist junta to seize control, dismissing a Muslim president who was democratically-elected. They embraced the obnoxious mindset that embraces a fascist junta that was capable of committing a massacre in order to hinder the rule of a Muslim president, proving that the EU does not guard those universal values which it claims.For this reason, the citizens of the Turkish Republic do not trust the EU any longer. We defended our democracy alone while the EU was watching the acts of the fascist junta, hoping that FETÖ would overthrow Erdoğan. We do not need the EU if it keeps defending the fascist coup plotters, and protects FETÖ members in EU-member countries.In some EU countries – including Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands – media outlets questioned why Erdoğan called people to the streets, criticizing Erdoğan in a testament to their own hypocrisy. Applauding people who take to the streets to defend democracy in other countries, Europeans gave a polar-opposite response in Turkey's case. In so doing, they revealed their true colors.Even more despicably, some EU-based columnists wrote that the coup was organized by Erdoğan. As a former member of the European Parliament, I would not have believed that such an event could happen in our country, but I bore witness to it in Ankara on July 15. Even as a politician targeted by FETÖ, I did not think that they would go that far. The organization has been hostile towards me since I revealed their true colors many times over during my time at the European Parliament, and in the aftermath of this event. It is a travesty that Gülen's representatives in Germany and Belgium are still allowed to spread their terrorist propaganda.As I see that the EU remains indifferent to FETÖ even though it claims to be very sensitive to the subject of terrorism, I have taken a dislike to Europe, where I have lived since 1981, contributing to the social life there. And believe me, I am not alone. The Turkish youth were shocked by the EU's attitude after the July 15 coup attempt. They experienced huge disappointment.In Germany, some mayors engaged in a series of actions that contradict democracy, after Turks living in their towns or cities took to the streets to defend democracy and President Erdoğan. Which mayor in a democratic country has the right to say "We cannot accept your support of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Give up." to the chairmen of Turkish non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Are these German mayors truly democratic when they attempt to hinder the democratic rights of people and limit their freedom of expression?Such instances constitute a dishonor to the EU.The Turkish people, who reacted to armed Gülenist coup soldiers, resent the EU's stance. As the European Commission and the European Parliament remain passive towards FETÖ and even support it, the Turkish people ask whether the EU is antagonistic towards democracy or if the EU invalidates all its democratic values when it comes to Muslims. The EU should not be shocked to hear such questions being raised.There is no need for the EU or EU-member countries to assert themselves by saying that Turkey cannot join the EU. Such remarks carry no weight and have no value in the eyes of the Turkish people. When Turkey is in question, the EU fails to represent democracy. This is the harsh reality. As a politician who was active in many different positions related to European policymaking between the years of 1981 and 2007, I am very sorry that I had to experience all this and that the EU has proven itself to me as a disappointment.