"Teen's arrest imperils Turkey's EU bid
The jailing of a German student solidified Berlin's resistance to letting Turkey into the organization.
By Craig Whitlock
Washington Post
BERLIN - Turkey's bid to become part of Europe has hit another hurdle, thanks to two teenagers who met at a Mediterranean beach resort last spring.
The latest obstacle to Turkey's long attempt to join the European Union arose in April, when the mother of a 13-year-old British girl filed a complaint with Turkish police near the coastal city of Antalya. The woman alleged that her daughter had been sexually assaulted by another vacationing youth after a teenage beach fling got out of hand."
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