Turkish minister slams EU as world's most hypocritical body

Turkey's economy minister condemned the European Union on Tuesday as the most hypocritical organization in the world, in vitriolic remarks which underlined the EU candidate country's growing alienation from Brussels.

Turkey's bid to join the bloc has virtually ground to a halt in recent years due to opposition from core EU members and the failure to find a solution to the dispute over the divided island of Cyprus. (Reuters)