Accusing Brussels of wanting Turkey to abandon its bid to join the EU, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted in an interview published Sunday he might put the question to a referendum. “The European Union is trying to compel us to withdraw from this (accession) process. If they don’t want ...
European Parliament President Martin Schulz said the European Union has to think of economic sanctions to introduce against Turkey for its persecution of the opposition. Since the July 15 foiled coup, the Turkish government has detained or dismissed thousands of people over alleged ties to the putsch organizers. “We in ...
