Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Europe holds a key to Turkey’s crisis

Europe holds a key to Turkey’s crisis

24 December 2013 | By Pierre Briançon

Prime Minister Erdogan has upped the conspiracy rhetoric to criticise a corruption probe engulfing government officials. Investors are edgy. The intra-government issues are domestic, but without a clear prospect of joining the EU, Turkey has less incentive to liberalise.

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