EU will lose Turkey if it hasn't joined by 2023: Erdogan

Gerald · 10-31-12, 04:02 AM

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(Reuters) - The European Union will lose Turkey if it doesn't grant it membership by 2023, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.

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It was the first time Erdogan has given an indication of how long Ankara might continue down the path towards EU entry, and his comments came at a time of growing alienation between Turkey and a political entity it feels has cold-shouldered it.

Turkey's bid to join the EU, officially launched in 2005, has virtually ground to a halt in recent years due to opposition from core EU members and the failure to find a solution to the dispute over the divided island of Cyprus.

Asked during a panel discussion in Berlin on Tuesday night if Turkey would be an EU member by 2023, Erdogan answered, "they probably won't string us along that long. But if they do string us along until then the European Union will lose out, and at the very least they will lose Turkey."

Turkey will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its foundation as a republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire in 2023.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...89T1TG20121030

Note: Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:36pm EDT

joegrundman · 10-31-12, 04:58 AM

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Jimbuna · 10-31-12, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by joegrundman

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10-31-12, 05:54 AM

Heed the words of the Erdogan, his words are gospel, I read it on Sky views.

STEED · 10-31-12, 07:32 AM

Funny how the EU welcomed Greece knowing the accounts added up to a big fat lie and now gone belly up. Seems Turkey may not be corrupt enough for them.

Jimbuna · 10-31-12, 08:21 AM

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Heed the words of the Erdogan, his words are gospel, I read it on Sky views.

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Funny how the EU welcomed Greece knowing the accounts added up to a big fat lie and now gone belly up. Seems Turkey may not be corrupt enough for them. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Heed the words of the Erdogan, his words are gospel, I read it on Sky views.