{"id":5413,"date":"2025-03-24T16:58:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/erdogan-eu-cannot-exist-without-turkey\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T16:58:45","slug":"erdogan-eu-cannot-exist-without-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/erdogan-eu-cannot-exist-without-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan: \u2018EU cannot exist without Turkey\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TURKEY-USA-ERDOGAN-320x200.jpg?v=1742833847\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TURKEY-USA-ERDOGAN.jpg?v=1742833847\" alt=\"Erdogan: \u2018EU cannot exist without Turkey\u2019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TURKEY-USA-ERDOGAN-960x600.jpg?v=1742833848\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Hasnoor Hussain\/Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Europe, it has become increasingly evident, needs Turkey not only for security but also in many other areas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted following a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe European Union cannot exist without Turkey,\u201d Erdogan stated, emphasizing that rapid global changes highlight the necessity for deeper institutional cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurkey is open to strengthening its partnership with Europe within a framework of mutual respect. I believe our strategic approach can influence the policies of our European counterparts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the EU is closely monitoring socio-political developments in Turkey with concern, particularly following the arrest and removal of Erdogan\u2019s strongest political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish president accused the opposition of instigating the \u201cescalation of violence\u201d in ongoing protests sparked by Imamoglu\u2019s imprisonment. \u201cThe protests over Imamoglu have now turned into a movement of violence,\u201d he said, blaming opposition groups for damage to public property and injuries to police officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main opposition is responsible and will be held accountable. It is clear that they cannot be entrusted with governing the state, let alone managing municipalities,\u201d Erdogan declared. He urged the opposition to cease \u201cprovoking\u201d citizens and warned, \u201cThis charade will end. They will be ashamed of the harm they have done to the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan also said he had an \u201chonest conversation\u201d with US President Donald Trump, discussing a $100 billion trade target and other bilateral matters. \u201cPresident Trump\u2019s second term may bring new momentum to Turkish-American relations. I believe that despite obstacles from various lobbies, we can achieve this goal,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/politics\/foreign-policy\/1265053\/erdogan-eu-cannot-exist-without-turkey\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Hasnoor Hussain\/Reuters] Europe, it has become increasingly evident, needs Turkey not only for security but also in many other areas, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted following a cabinet meeting in Ankara on Monday. \u201cThe European Union cannot exist without Turkey,\u201d Erdogan stated, emphasizing that rapid global changes highlight the necessity for deeper institutional cooperation. &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Erdogan: \u2018EU cannot exist without Turkey\u2019\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/erdogan-eu-cannot-exist-without-turkey\/#more-5413\" aria-label=\"Read more about Erdogan: \u2018EU cannot exist without Turkey\u2019\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/TURKEY-USA-ERDOGAN-960x600.jpg?v=1742833848","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}