How the EU should respond to Erdoğan's constitutional coup d’état. CEPS Commentary, 1 March 2017

Blockmans, Steven. and Yilmaz, Sinem (2017) How the EU should respond to Erdoğan's constitutional coup d’état. CEPS Commentary, 1 March 2017. [Policy Paper]

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Abstract

Apart from weak Council conclusions adopted last November and a non-binding resolution of the European Parliament condemning the repressive measures taken in the wake of the failed coup, most EU leaders and institutions have been conspicuously silent about the profound crisis of true democracy that has seized Turkey. In this Commentary, CEPS researchers Steven Blockmans and Sinem Yilmaz insist that the writing is on the wall and that the EU leadership must deliver a strong value statement in response.

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