Turkey rejects EU
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a sensational statement in which he criticized the EU for not wanting to take his country into the EU. Despite the fact that Turkey is a NATO member, its several tens of years are not accepted in the EU.
The Turkish President said that the current situation is a test for relations between the EU and Turkey. Due to the fact that in Europe inflame anti-Islamic sentiments, Tayyip Erdogan said that if Europe continues to speak out against Islamophobia, it should accept Turkey into its composition. Recall that Turkey has a population of 75 million people, which is slightly less than the population of Germany, which has a population of 80 million people.
Recently Bulent ARINC, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey said that the EU is no longer attractive to the Turks. Now only one in five Turks support the country's accession to the EU, whereas previously 3 of 4 welcomed this decision.
The Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will not ask about membership in the EU and will go their way.
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