Turkey will not turn its back on Europe - Erdoğan
Speaking at the opening session of the new legislative year in parliament on Oct. 1, Erdoğan said there have been tensions in recent years with some EU countries due to “unfulfilled promises and unjust accusations.”
We could not remain silent in the face of the injustice in our EU membership bid process and the double standards, Erdoğan said.
Some European countries turning anti-Turkish stance into a domestic politics material caused the problems to deepen. Now we are slowly leaving this troublesome period with Europe behind.
Erdogan said Turkey strengthened its position by fulfilling all its promises, especially in the fight against irregular migration, adding that ways of dialogue have been opening.
It is out of question to turn our backs to a region that is our biggest trade partner, where around 5 million of our Turkish-origin brothers and millions of our sincere friends live.
He however, said, Turkey will never give up fighting against the injustices against it and struggling to protect the rights of “our brothers” in the EU.
Noting that last week’s visit to Germany confirmed the bilateral will to divert the relations to a new and positive way, Erdoğan said the future of the ties with European countries seem bright.
God willing, we will start an era that we will have significant progress with Europe in the areas of politics, economy and humanity.
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