He acknowledged that the Turkish military had been shaken by events, but said NATO "should not be worried." The EU wants Turkey to change its definition of terrorism and what constitutes a terror act to ensure that journalists and academics aren't arrested. Yenel warned that Turkey would suspend the migrant deal if the EU doesn't grant the waiver "in the next few months." Yenel underlined that the widely-criticized deal is working, with migrant arrivals from Turkey down from thousands daily to a few dozen. That condition is one of 72 benchmarks that Turkey must respect before it can win the visa-waiver.
Source: ABC News August 11, 2016 12:21 UTC