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Turkey and the EU: The end of the affair?

22 November 2016

EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek is mentioned by BBC News on the latest developments of the Turkey-Eu relations.

"There is a risk that the whole migrant deal could collapse by the end of the year," said Seyrek.  And, if the migrant deal fails, he warns there could be a security risk too as the jihadist group Islamic State continues to lose territory and power.

"Foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq might come back to Europe through Turkey. Turkey and the EU need to co-operate," he concluded.

This article is in English and can be read here.