Turkey will cancel a migration deal with the European
Union if the bloc doesn't grant visa-free travel to Turkish
citizens by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
said Thursday, a day after a top EU official suggested any visa
deal was a long way off.
Cavusoglu defended Turkey's anti-terror laws and state of
emergency, referring to actions of European countries like France,
which has taken tough action following a series of terror
attacks.
"If some European countries intensify their terrorist laws and
at the same time urge Turkey to soften theirs, this would be
understood by our people as a weakening of the fight against
terror," Cavusoglu said, pointing out the country is battling the
"Islamic State" (IS), Kurdish militants and coup plotters.
On the issue of terrorism, Cavusoglu said, "We cannot make any
concessions to the EU."