In February, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Turkey, indicating a willingness to help Turkey revive stalled negotiations over its longstanding bid for European Union membership. In an email interview, Rana Deep Islam, a project manager with Stiftung Mercator whose research focuses on Turkey-EU relations, explained the state of Turkey's EU accession bid and how it could move forward. WPR: What is behind Germany's recent statement that it will support reviving Turkey's EU accession process? ...
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