Turkish FM asks for similar visa treatment as Balkan States

B92 - News - Region - Turkish FM wants visas abolished for Turkey as well:

"Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on the European Union to enable Turkish citizens to travel throughout the European Union without visas as well.

“It is unacceptable that certain Balkan countries that are in the starting phases of association and which have not begun negotiations have received Schengen privileges, and that Turkey, taking into consideration the level it has reached in EU negotiations, has not,” Davutoglu said."

Note EU-Digest: It seems the EU is not treating all applicant member nations the same? One can only wonder where this paranoia about Turkey's membership is originating from, even though one could pretty well guess it.