As The U.K. Prepares To Leave The EU, Turkey Wants In

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July 04, 2016

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (C), whose EU membership bid and migration crisis deal was a key part of the pro-Brexit campaign, arrives to speak at a press conference in Ankara, on June 24, 2016 after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
(ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) — Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (C), whose EU membership bid and migration crisis deal was a key part of the pro-Brexit campaign, arrives to speak at a press conference in Ankara, on June 24, 2016 after Britain voted to leave the European Union. (ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)

With Britain voting to leave the European Union, the EU has opened a new phase in its decades-long talks about Turkey's bid to join the organization. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with the BBC's Selin Girit.

Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.

Guest

Selin Girit, BBC correspondent in Istanbul. She tweets @selingirit.

This segment aired on July 4, 2016.

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