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Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Ömer Çelik on Sunday called for investigating the chain of command involved in the NATO drill in Norway during which the reputation of Turkish president and founder were tarnished, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkey’s EU minister Ömer Çelik said on Nov. 11 that while Turkey was going to great lengths to re-establish peace and stability in its region, it was not possible to do it alone.

The security of the European continent cannot be provided without Turkey and the long-anticipated European army cannot be founded without the participation of the Turkish armed forces, said the EU Minister Ömer Çelik on Sept. 27.

Ankara will regard any attempt to freeze or suspend accession talks as a breaking of the negotiation process, Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Chair Bülent Tezcan has slammed a prosecutor's decision to extend the detention period for the party's lawyer, Celal Çelik, who had been in detention for over 10 days as part of the investigation into the Gülen network.

Celal Çelik, the official lawyer of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, was detained in Ankara as a part of an investigation into the Gülen network.

Turkey feels betrayed by some European Union leaders who have called for the end of accession talks but still hopes eventually to join the bloc, Turkish EU Minister Ömer Çelik has said.

Turkey and the United Kingdom will continue to "give direction" to politics in Europe, Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik said on Sept. 13.  
      

Germany has put all major arms exports to Turkey on hold, stepping up the ongoing dispute between the two countries. 

The decision prompted a swift reaction from Ankara, with Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik telling reporters on Sept. 12 that it weakens Ankara's fight against terrorism and makes Europe more vulnerable.

European Union Minister of Turkey Ömer Çelik called out on the European Union to focus on the future as "a rapprochement" between Turkey and the EU, amid the acceleration of discussions on the suspension of Turkey's full membership talks.