The Turkish prime minister has stressed that his country is determined to gain accession to the European Union.

Discussions between the Mediterranean country and the EU have been ongoing for years but prime minister Recep Erdogan said that Turkey should not be discouraged by the difficulty of the process, the Turkish Press reports.

Joining the EU could have a significant benefit for the Turkish property market, as has been demonstrated this year in Bulgaria and Romania, the two countries that entered the union in January.

While the health of the Turkish property sector will be one advantage of accession, Mr Erdogan stressed that the process also has a wider significance for the global community.
"Turkey''s EU membership bid is in fact the biggest global peace project of the 21st century," he said in a speech at a conference in Istanbul.

"There will be ups and downs in our road to the EU. And we know that this path will be challenging and there may be obstacles. But we are resolved to overcome all these problems." Please visit our sponsors for more Property for sale in Turkey and Real Estate in Belek