Turkey in ‘fully authoritarian backsliding,’ EU rapporteur says

Nacho Sanchez Amor, the European Parliament’s Turkey rapporteur, said Wednesday that Turkey is in “fully authoritarian backsliding,” warning that the appointment of former İstanbul chief public prosecutor Akın Gürlek as the new justice minister would test Ankara’s commitment to EU membership. Presenting his draft annual report on Turkey’s EU accession, Amor said the assessment would […] The post Turkey in ‘fully authoritarian backsliding,’ EU rapporteur says appeared first on Stockholm Center...

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