In two days, authorities seized control of a leading newspaper and signaled they might strip prominent Kurdish lawmakers of their parliamentary immunity. The moves drew a tepid response from the EU on the eve of talks on Monday between Turkish and bloc officials on how to handle the influx of Syrian refugees.
With the EU increasingly seeking Turkey’s help to contain Europe’s worst refugee crisis since World War II, and Ankara’s membership talks at an early stage, Erdogan’s allies are betting the escalation won’t damage Turkey’s ties with the bloc .... http://www.bloomberg.com
