Erdogan: Europe's Security 'Unimaginable' Without Türkiye

Europe's security without Türkiye is unimaginable, said the nation’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday.

Türkiye sees its EU membership process as "strategic priority," as it is an “inseparable part of Europe," Erdogan said in an address to foreign ambassadors serving in the capital Ankara, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

"It is becoming increasingly impossible for Europe to continue as a global actor without Türkiye taking its rightful place," he said during an iftar meal, the end of the daytime fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.