Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to the EU states, delivering a speech at the 14th International Business Forum in Istanbul.

According to Beyazgazete, in his speech Erdogan recalled Turkey’s steps directed towards democratization, adding that it is not important whether these steps were taken in the course of the EU talks or not. He noted that the EU should openly say if it did not want Turkey. The Turkish Premier called on the EU not to keep Turkey waiting at the union’s door.