Can the EU-Turkey migration deal survive Erdoğan’s purges?

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Series Details August 2016
Publication Date 02/08/2016
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Following a failed coup on July 15th 2016, President Erdoğan of Turkey has purged the military, the police, judiciary, the education and the finance ministries; restricted the foreign travel of Turkish academics and civil servants; and declared a three-month state of emergency. This threatens to derail his deal with the EU for return of migrants. The EU should postpone visa liberalisation and show it is willing to be tough.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.cer.org.uk/insights/can-eu-turkey-migration-deal-survive-erdo%C4%9Fan%E2%80%99s-purges
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ESO: Background information: Turkey’s Post-Coup Reverberations Are Just Beginning http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkeys-post-coup-reverberations-are-just-beginning/
ESO: Background information: International Summit: Meeting of the EU heads of state or government with Turkey, Brussels, 7 March 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/international-summit-meeting-of-the-eu-heads-of-state-or-government-with-turkey-brussels-7-march-2016/
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