The European Union should overcome its prejudices and take Turkey on as a full member, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during the official opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum.
"We declare that if the European Union wants to overcome its current problems and gain well-deserved representation in the new global system, it must act accordingly, shed the baggage of the past and give Turkey a place in the EU as soon as possible," Erdogan said.
According to him, the statements and criticism that Turkey is allegedly moving away from its goal of joining the European Union have no basis in fact, this is still Turkey's strategic goal.
Erdogan stressed that this process is not developing as they would like it to develop, sometimes because of fear, sometimes because of prejudice, and sometimes because of some players within the EU.
