Does Turkey have upper hand in EU membership battle?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s gamble with countries of the European Union may succeed if the Europeans blink first.
![AFP_I38IV Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) give a press conference following their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Ankara on November 15, 2016. / AFP / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2016/11/GettyImages-623320190.jpg/GettyImages-623320190.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=sHkNG-Dq)
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