Legislators are scheduled to hold a non-binding vote on Thursday on whether talks regarding Turkey's accession to the Union should be suspended. The vote comes after the Turkish government's unprecedented crackdown following July's failed military coup.

It has resulted in the arrests of government officials, journalists and pro-Kurdish politicians, as well as the closure of hundreds of media outlets and civic organisations. However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that the vote is of "no value" to his country.

"Whatever the result is, in our eyes, this vote has no value. This country's struggle for its stability and future won't be interrupted by (European legislators') raising and lowering their hands. This nation has shown the world during the evening of July 15th (failed coup attempt) that it is not a fair-weather democrat and that it will risk its life for its rights, its freedoms and its honor," said Recep Tayyip Erdogan.