Turkey won’t revise anti-terrorism law, President Erdogan says
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the European Union Friday that Ankara will not change its anti-terrorism law, despite it being a condition laid down by Brussels to ensure visa-free travel for Turks, reports France24.
“The EU says: you will change the anti-terror law for visas. Pardon me, but we are going our way and you can go yours,” Erdogan said in a fiery speech in Istanbul.
According to the source, to be granted visa-free travel, Turkey must meet five of 72 criteria the EU imposes on all states exempt from visas, one of which is narrowing its legal definition of terrorism.