Erdogan urged those living in the EU are citizens of Turkey, have five children
During a speech in the province of Eskisehir Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to citizens living in Europe. He urged them to have five children instead of three, as is customary in Turkey.
“I appeal to my brothers and sisters in Europe. Give birth to five children, not three”, — quotes its words Hurriyet. “Your homeland is where you live. Stake out the place. Expand your business, send children to the best schools, settle in the best areas and drive the best cars,” urged Mr. Erdogan. “You are the future of Europe”, — said the President of Turkey.
Earlier, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs ömer çelik stated that it sees no reason to adhere made in the last year, with EU agreement, refugees
Before that, a similar statement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus.
According to him, one of the conditions of consent with this proposal for Turkey was the promise of the EU authorities to give the Turks the right of visa-free entry into Europe, which obviously will not happen. Statements of the Minister were a response to a diplomatic scandal between Turkey and the Netherlands.
We will remind, the authorities of the Netherlands in respect of two members of the Turkish government — Minister for family and social policy Fatma Sayan Kai Betul and foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu — provoked the conflict between the two countries.
A convoy of cars Fatma Betul Saiyan Kai, entered the territory of the Kingdom of Germany to participate in the rally in support of the referendum on the new Constitution of Turkey were stopped near the Turkish Consulate in Rotterdam. To speak to Turkish Diaspora Mrs. Saiyan Kai failed: escorted by police and her train was forced to travel back to the border with Germany and leave the Kingdom.
A few hours earlier couldn’t fly to Rotterdam to participate in the meeting of the Turkish community and the Turkish foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu: the Dutch authorities have not given permission to land his plane.