Deals
Erdogan Warned to Tread Carefully With Turkey's EU Entry at Stake
- Sunday’s referendum consolidated more power under Erdogan
- Austria’s Kern says Turkey’s EU membership has been ‘buried’
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European governments warned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he risked further alienating Turkey following his narrow victory in a contested referendum.
Officials in Austria, Bulgaria and Brussels called for Turkey’s European Union accession process to be reconsidered as a result of the referendum, which will consolidate Erdogan’s powers, giving him the authority to appoint ministers and top judges and to call elections at any time.