On Tuesday 29 November, Turkey's European Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik announced that his country would not accept anything other than being a full member of the EU. Relations between Turkey and the EU are tense, with the EU concerned at the response of the Turkish government following the attempted coup on 15 July. The EU considers this response disproportionate.
Turkey wants to be a "full and complete member of the EU" and does not want a "second class" partnership with the EU,...