Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hopes to continue working well with new German government during Chancellor Angela Merkel's farewell visit to the country.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hopes to continue working well with new German government during Chancellor Angela Merkel's farewell visit to the country.
Turkey wants to join EU within 5 years: Deputy PM
In an interview with a German newspaper, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag has called for Turkey s EU accession to be sped up. Negotiations have stalled recently following a power grab by the Turkish government.
On Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag called for Turkey to become a member of the European Union by 2023, on the 100-year anniversary of the founding of the Turkish republic.
His comments, to German daily
Die Welt, reaffirmed Turkey s frustration with the stalling of accession talks with Brussels.
The main points of the interview
Akdag called for the resumption of accession talks, which he said would create an important new impetus in Turkey.