World War 3 fears as EU threatened by Turkey - Erdogan fumes 'ignoring us is BIG MISTAKE'

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned EU officials today he expected inclusion in talks regarding the bloc's expansion. 

Erdogan said excluding Turkey from such talks would be a "big mistake" and demanded more support from the EU. 

He said Turkey's efforts to curb extremism should be "supported, not criticised" and also called for increased visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens in Europe. 

Jean-Claude Juncker appeared to immediately fold, conceding cutting off Turkey’s accession talks with the EU would be “simple but superficial”.

And Donald Tusk later admitted today’s summit in Bulgaria achieved “no solutions or compromises on points of concern”.

He added: "But I still hope that will be possible in the future. Only progress on these issues will allow us to improve the EU-Turkey relations, including the accession process.

"Our meeting today demonstrated that while our relationship is going through difficult times, in areas where we do cooperate, we cooperate well."

The list of demands was issued after it was revealed Turkey is considering an "Army of Islam" to attack Israel.

Turkish state’s media mouthpiece Yeni Şafak has suggested uniting with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to form a joint army to simultaneously attack Israel from all sides.

Yeni Şafak suggested: “If the member states of the OIC unite militarily, they will form the world’s largest and most comprehensive army."

Mr Erdogan has not yet denied his support for the proposal and has on several occasions said he would like to resurrect the Ottoman Empire.

The tyrant has established military bases in Qatar and Somalia and recently reached an agreement with Sudan to acquire a Sudanese island in the Red Sea to be used as a military base.

It has increased fears of World War 3 as tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East. 

But the sensational proposal was slated by former British officer Richard Kemp, who said Mr Erdogan would be left “humiliated" if he ever attempted to put the proposal into practice.

Responding to an Express.co.uk story on Mr Erdogan’s ‘Army of Islam’ proposal, he tweeted: “Erdogan, leader of a NATO state, calls for an army of Sslam to attack Israel from all sides, saying they will form the world’s largest army.

“They’ve tried it before and if they try it again they will again be defeated and humiliated.”