The Greeks can’t say they weren’t warned. From the Zaman Daily Newspaper, with thanks to Anthony:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is not prepared to negotiate for anything other than full membership which may be proposed at the December 17th European Union (EU) leaders’ summit.
The Prime Minister personally conveyed his concerns about the EU Term President the Netherlands’s summit draft to the Dutch Minister for European Affairs saying: “We expect a clear date from the EU which will not allow for a possible second decision. We have done our part, now it is your turn.”…
Erdogan noted in an interview with the French daily Le Monde yesterday that Turkey has met the Copenhagen Criteria and wants no other criteria. He emphasized that Turkey expects a clear formula regarding the start of negotiations. The Prime Minister also underlined that Turkey will not recognize the Greek Cypriot side just to start negotiations. Le Monde posed the following question: “You want to negotiate with the 25-member EU; doesn’t this mean de facto recognition of Cyprus?” Erdogan said: “Absolutely, not” and explained that Turkey did whatever it could for a solution in Cyprus and said he thought the question was unfair. He said the EU made a mistake by accepting “Cyprus” and added Turkey will hold any assessments of this issue until the December 17th summit. When asked what Turkey will do if the EU stipulates new ‘unacceptable’ preconditions, Erdogan answered: “We do not see what kind of pretense the EU could use to propose new preconditions to us. We think that our expectations are objective and fair.”