Germany on Monday branded as “unacceptable” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s charge that Chancellor Angela Merkel was using “Nazi measures”, but signaled it wanted to avoid escalating the feud. Turkey and the European Union — especially Germany with its large Turkish diaspora — are locked in a bitter dispute as ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said he expected parliament to approve restoring capital punishment after the April 16 referendum on expanding its powers, a move that could terminate Ankara’s bid to join the EU. “The families of the martyrs, the heroes (of the failed July 15 coup) don’t ...