Accession brawl: Turkey calls Austria ‘capital of radical racism,’ Vienna tells Ankara ‘do homework’

After Austria suggested putting an end to EU membership talks with Turkey, Ankara hit back, labeling Vienna the “capital of radical racism.” The Austrian foreign minister suggested Turkey should moderate its wording and “do its homework.”

The row between Ankara and Vienna was sparked Wednesday after Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said in an interview with the public broadcaster ORF that negotiations with Turkey about EU membership is “fiction,” citing purges that followed the failed military coup on July 15.

“We have to face reality: the membership negotiations are currently no more than fiction,” Kern said.

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