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Turkish scandal highlights distance with EU as Erdogan visits | Firstpost

Turkish scandal highlights distance with EU as Erdogan visits

Jan 21, 2014

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Rocked by a corruption scandal, Turkey looks further than ever from its goal of European Union membership as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan visits Brussels this week in the midst of a crackdown on the judiciary and police.

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