Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo an has cautioned that Ankara could ditch its long-running EU membership bid in retaliation for an EU report denouncing his country’s “downward spiral in terms of human rights.”
“The EU is trying to break away from Türkiye,” Erdo an said of Brussels, adding, “We will make our evaluations against these developments and if necessary, we can part ways with the EU.”