Turkish people wait for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during EU celebrations in central Ankara.
Turkish people wait for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during EU celebrations in central Ankara, December 18, 2004. Erdogan returned home to a hero's welcome on Saturday after sealing a historic accord to open European Union entry talks next year and vowed no letup in the pace of democratic reforms. REUTERS/Umit Bektas