Istanbul’s acting mayor: EU soft on Turkey because it needs Ankara

BRUSSELS — Europe is turning a blind eye to democratic backsliding in Turkey because it needs the country’s military and economic weight, said Istanbul’s acting mayor, Nuri Aslan, in an exclusive interview. Aslan was in Brussels to accept the European Committee of the Re...

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