国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Ankara-Berlin tensions heat up as Germany seeks to end Turkeys EU bid_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Ankara-Berlin tensions heat up as Germany seeks to end Turkeys EU bid

"Ultimately Turkey will watch Germany's powers being tested inside the EU," where central and eastern European countries are hostile to Berlin's ever growing influence.

Also, if Turkey decided to open the floodgates on his own accord toward Europe and not abide by a controversial agreement concluded in 2016 after a mass inflow of Syrian refugees, it could damage European solidarity with Merkel, as the eastern countries will be the first concerned by a new crisis.

"What we are witnessing is a geopolitical and geoeconomic uprising of Turkey. Let us not forget despite all criticism a regional player being a member of the G20, NATO and the Islamic Organization conference," Bagci said.

"The path taken by Merkel is a mistake but Erdogan, for his part, is also taking a big risk," he noted.

Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin accused Monday Germany of "indulgence in populism."

"It is certainly not a coincidence that our president was the main topic of the debate," he said on his twitter account, implying that German lawmakers were diverting attention to Turkey from other political questions.

Turkish Foreign Ministry also issued an official stance against Austria, highlighting "unacceptable election campaigns of politicians in both countries against Turkey."

"We are very unhappy with the disgraceful campaigning of political leaders in Germany and Austria, with a focus on opposing Turkey and blocking its negotiations process with the EU," the ministry said in a statement.