It's pretty obvious that Turkey should never be allowed in the EU.
And then Erdogan wonders why, lol.
Fyi: I do some business with Turkish people. I just don't trust Erdogan.
And then Erdogan wonders why, lol.
Fyi: I do some business with Turkish people. I just don't trust Erdogan.
Turkish industry heavily utilizes EU financial and consulting services.
Turkey also benefits from various infrastructural and knowledge-sharing schemes supplied by the EU.
So, quite a lot to lose.
Erdogan has to somehow keep his deeply indebted country rolling and his population of 82 million employed. It seems foolish to start picking fights with his biggest trading partner but, who knows, perhaps this is the sort of distraction that will keep his population focused on nationalism.
Turkey needs NATO more than the other way around
(b) the nukes (İncirlik)
As to who needs whom more, I have no opinion.