Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday slammed the European Union for failing to fulfill its end of the bargain regarding the EU-Turkey readmission deal, saying that Turkey may also hold a referendum to determine if they should continue with negotiations or not, while he harshly criticized the bloc for being untrustworthy, Daily Sabah reported.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Fatih Sultan Mehmet University in Istanbul, Erdoğan said that Turkish citizens are not eager for visa-free travel, and that it is the EU who is after Turkey over fears on what would happen if Syrian refugees arrive at their borders, in response to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who said earlier that Erdogan would need to make an explanation to Turkish people if the deal fails.
"When 60,000 people gathered in Edirne, they got very anxious, and started wondering about whether all those people would cross into Bulgaria or Greece," Erdoğan said.
