Erdoğan’s Visit to Brussels

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Erdoğan’s Visit to Brussels

The EU and Turkey are in the same unsustainable situation: they need each other to address common challenges and pursue shared interests.

By Marc Pierini

Published on Oct 5, 2015

Source: BBC World News

On the occasion of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Brussels, Carnegie Europe's Marc Pierini spoke to BBC World News about EU-Turkey relations, the refugee crisis, and the war in Syria.

The interview was originally aired on BBC World News.

About the Author

Marc Pierini

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe

Pierini is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, where his research focuses on developments in the Middle East and Turkey from a European perspective.

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