It is Erdogan's fiercest statement against EU: For 54 years.

Republic of Turkey President Recep Tayip Erdogan, in his speech at the Bloomberg global business forum, has also talked about Turkey's EU membership.

Asked about the European Union's membership process (BE), Telegrafi conveys, he has remembered that Turkey has waited 54 years to join this interstate organisation.

Turkey is actually imposed on a political embargo. They lied to us. They did not give us the help they had promised”, Erdogan has said, adding that he expects the EU to make a decision regarding relations with Turkey.

Let us close the door and we will easily make a decision. We're not even interested, I'm telling you this, but they want Turkey to leave. Well, we don't do that, we've never been the ones to leave the ring. Let those go...” are quoted as saying further Erdogan. /Telegraphy/