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Turkish president Erdogan states that EU membership is no longer Turkey's priority

started August 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM · last changed 11d ago

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Turkish President Erdogan told Al Jazeera that the EU is unwilling to admit Turkey and EU membership is no longer his country's priority. He said he expects President Trump to fulfil a promise to restore Turkey's participation in the F-35 fighter aircraft program and mentioned that Egypt could join a defence agreement recently signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

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Ankara prelomila: Članstvo u Evropskoj uniji više nije prioritet! B. A. | Turski predsjednik u intervjuu za Al Jazeeru kaže da Evropska unija nije spremna

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