Turkey's Erdogan takes tough EU line after PM Davutoglu quits
Date
5/8/2016 12:05:52 AM
(MENAFN- Asia Times) Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“We’ll go our way you go yours” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
The EU says Turkey needs to narrow its definition of terrorism to qualify for visa-free travel — which is part of a larger deal between the sides aimed at easing Europe’s migration crisis.
Erdogan was speaking a day after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu who largely negotiated the EU deal said he was stepping down.
Davutoglu had also reportedly opposed Erdogan’s plan to give more power to the presidency. Erdogan said the proposed constitutional changes were a national need not a personal requirement. Read More
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