C.Martel
27th July 2017, 05:09 PM
Western states should not expect Turkey to blindly follow their instructions anymore, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of talks between Turkish and EU officials. He also supported the deal on S-400 missile defense systems with Russia.
Erdogan made a speech against western and, in particular, EU countries that he believes are treating Turkey unfairly, while addressing his party’s lawmakers in Ankara on Tuesday.
READ MORE: Erdogan tells Germany to ‘pull itself together’ as rift deepens
“The West wants Turkey to bring about their demands no questions asked... I am sorry to say that Turkey no longer exists,” the Turkish president said, as cited by AP, while his foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu was preparing to meet with the EU top foreign officials in Brussels.
https://www.rt.com/news/397513-turkey-west-pressure-erdogan/
Erdogan made a speech against western and, in particular, EU countries that he believes are treating Turkey unfairly, while addressing his party’s lawmakers in Ankara on Tuesday.
READ MORE: Erdogan tells Germany to ‘pull itself together’ as rift deepens
“The West wants Turkey to bring about their demands no questions asked... I am sorry to say that Turkey no longer exists,” the Turkish president said, as cited by AP, while his foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu was preparing to meet with the EU top foreign officials in Brussels.
https://www.rt.com/news/397513-turkey-west-pressure-erdogan/