On Tuesday evening, 18 April, Turkey's Minister for European Affairs Ömer Çelik said the EU's request earlier that day for a transparent investigation into possible irregularities in the Turkish referendum on constitutional changes (see EUROPE 11679) was "unacceptable".
"Such a speculative report from a spokesperson cannot be accepted", he said at a press conference, calling on the EU "to respect democratic processes".
Çelik also wanted relations between the EU and Turkey to develop...