EU lawmakers call for suspension of Turkey accession talks

By Gabriela BaczynskaBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Leading European Union lawmakers called on Wednesday for a formal halt to Turkey's long-stalled EU membership talks, citing President Tayyip Erdogan's plans to assume much greater powers after a referendum this month backed a constitutional overhaul.Erdogan told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that Turkey would not wait forever to join the bloc.The EU executive has asked Europe's foreign ministers to consider other types of ties with Turkey when they