mo4ch:>European Parliament formally asks to freeze Turkey’s EU accession talks, sparking anger in Ankara | Mo4ch News

The European Parliament has called on the EU to shut down Turkey membership talks, citing its crackdown on media and alleged human rights abuses. Ankara has slammed the vote as a “meaningless” show by the far-right.The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in a non-binding resolution to call on EU member states to bar Turkey from joining the 28-member bloc for at least the near future. The resolution urges the EU to formally put Turkey’s long-stalled membership talks on hold. They were launched in 2005 but have been virtually non-existent since the failed 2016 coup, which resulted in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tightening the screws on dissent at home.Also on rt.com‘The EU must be grateful’: Turkish PM says Ankara serves as bulwark against terrorism“The European Parliament remains seriously concerned about  Turkey’s poor track record in upholding human rights, the rule of law, media freedom and the fight against corruption, as well as its all-powerful presidential system,”…