German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled movement in stalled negotiations over Turkey's bid for membership in the European Union ahead of a two-day visit for political talks in Ankara, illustrating that growing concern about Turkey's political drift away from the West could help Germany and France overcome their opposition to allowing Turkey into the 27-nation bloc.
The German leader embarks on Sunday for two days of talks with Turkish leaders and businesses, and a visit to German troops stationed on the border to Syria as part of air-defense units deployed to protect North Atlantic Treaty Organization partner Turkey from rocket attacks from within Syria. In her weekly podcast, Ms. Merkel said she remains skeptical about the outcome of EU membership talks with Turkey, which began in 2005, and have been stalled over a bitter dispute between Turkey and Greece over the status of the divided island Cyprus. Despite the huge obstacles, Ms. Merkel called for restarting talks with Ankara.
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