"EU chief heads to Turkey with warning on possible ban against governing Islamic-rooted party
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union warned Turkey on Wednesday that attempts to ban its Islamic-rooted governing party could damage the country's ties with the 27-nation bloc it seeks to join.
EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso, who begins a three-day visit to Ankara on Thursday, said that banning the Justice and Development Party would
have a «major impact» on Turkey's ties with the EU.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party is accused of trying to undermine Turkey's constitutional secular principles."
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