EU tries to mend fences with Turkey following attempted coup
European officials stream to Turkey to overcome tensions that are putting arrangements such as the migration agreement at risk, but serious differences remain.
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Intense diplomatic efforts are underway to restore relative normalcy to Turkish-EU ties, which entered a tailspin after the attempted coup in Turkey.
Increasingly contrite over the reserved manner with which they initially responded to the coup attempt, EU officials are streaming to Turkey now to make amends. Many in Turkey believe that the antipathy felt for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blinded Europe to what had really transpired on the night of July 15.