Turkey is "sliding backwards" but the EU should not isolate it and should keep in contact with its civil society, Turkish author Elif Shafak has said.
"Freezing everything would play into the hands of populism," she told EUobserver about the call from some EU politicians, including the European Parliament, to stop accession negotiations with Turkey.
"Democrats in Europe need to understand that when Turkey is isolated, this only plays into the hands of isolationists, which means na...
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