European Parliament 29 November 2012, Written question E-010872/12 Laurence J.A.J. Stassen (NI) to the Commission. Erdoğan wants Ottoman Empire

Question for written answer E-010872/12 to the Commission Laurence J.A.J. Stassen (NI) (29 November 2012) Subject: Erdoğan wants Ottoman Empire Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan wants enlargement: he is intent on a new Ottoman Empire. Erdoğan has said that Turkey only maintains contact with countries ‘in the region’ because they belonged to the former Ottoman Empire.