Erdogan is not smiling. He aims to make Turkey an independent power, not one that conforms to ‘European values’ but one that conforms to ‘Turkish’ or ‘Ottoman’ values. Erdogan doesn’t see himself as a European leader. He sees himself as the reincarnation of the Ottoman Sultans of old.
Source: Turkey’s Erdogan threatened to flood Europe with migrants: Greek website – Business Insider
That’s nice!
Good luck to him.