Turkey could part ways with EU if necessary, Erdogan says

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara could &part ways& with the European Union if necessary when asked about the
contents of a European Parliament report on Turkey.The report, adopted earlier this week, said Turkey&s accession process with the 27-member
bloc cannot resume under current circumstances and called for the EU to explore &a parallel and realistic framework& for its ties with
Ankara, Reuters reported.Turkey has been an official candidate to join the EU for 24 years, but accession talks have stalled in recent years
over the bloc&s concerns about human rights violations and respect for the rule of law.The EU is trying to break away from Turkey,& Erdogan
told reporters ahead of a trip to the United States
&We will make our evaluations against these developments and if necessary, we can part ways with the EU.Turkey&s Foreign Ministry said
earlier this week that the European Parliament report contained unfounded allegations and prejudices and took &a shallow and non-visionary&
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