Erdogan vows to lift obstacles over freedom of thought
Speaking at a meeting in Ankara on Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government was resolved to eliminate all obstacles hindering freedom of thought. The PM stated that Turkey had laid a milestone on its path to European Union membership. The government’s priority, the premier said, was to complete reforms and a structural transformation as part of the negotiation process, a necessity for any society with free thought and conscience, which is the basis of the EU.