France and Germany sought a new deal with Turkey on April 28 to repair relations with President Tayyip Erdogan but would not say whether the Turkish leader’s new powers and his crackdown on opponents had ended the country’s EU ambitions.
Reuters: France, Germany want new Turkey ties but dodge EU membership
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) and Turkish EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir (R) hold a press conference in Ankara on May 4, 2016.