BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Thursday it had summoned the Turkish ambassador to explain comments by President Tayyip Erdogan that Europeans would not be able to "walk safely on the streets" if they kept up their current attitude towards Turkey.
Turkey's relations with the European Union have become particularly strained after two member states cancelled planned campaign rallies on their territory by Turkish ministers ahead of an April 16 referendum on boosting Erdogan's powers.
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