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German FM: Turkey will never be EU member under Erdogan
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... will never be a member of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... as long as it is governed by Tayyip Erdogan, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, accusing the His remarks in an interview with mass-selling newspaper Bild are likely to further inflame relations between the two NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... allies after Erdogan urged German Turks to boycott Germany’s main parties in next month’s general election. "It is clear that in this state, Turkey will never become a member of the EU," Gabriel said. "It’s not because we don’t want them but because the EU leaders have been critical of Erdogan’s crackdown on opponents before and after a failed military coup against him in July last year. Accession talks have ground to a virtual halt though Turkey remains a candidate for membership. Turkey’s Western allies fear that sweeping new powers Erdogan won in a tightly fought referendum in April are pushing Turkey away from democratic values. Erdogan says both the crackdown and the increased presidential powers are needed to help tackle serious challenges to Turkey’s security both at home and beyond its borders. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-26 |
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