Recept Tayyip Erdoğan

Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdoğan said on March 26 it would be a "grave mistake" for Europe to push Turkey out of its expansion policy.

Recept Tayyip Erdogan spoke to his supporters in the city of Konya via teleconference when he said Turkey would "work for the annulment of this unjust decision firstly at the UN Security Council, and if a veto comes from there, the General Assembly."

Tanjug reported this on Friday, citing Reuters.

Kosovo prosecutor Ali Rexha on Thursday withdrew his request for the court to allow the extradition of Turkish citizen Ugur Toksoy, who was arrested on October 27 on a warrant arrest issued by Turkey.

Turkey accuses Toksoy of having links to the so-called Gulen movement, which it claims masterminded an attempted coup in the country in July last year.

Turkey is set to officially mark the 93th anniversary of its republic's founding day on Oct. 29, with celebrations for the day being excluded from a security-motivated ban on public events that the government imposed on the capital Ankara.