Is this the death of the EU’s “positive agenda” for Turkey and Erdogan?

According to Turkish professor Cengiz Aktar, the European Union’s positive agenda for Turkey died on April 6. This may well be so. President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stepped down from their ivory tower at the top of the Berlaymont building and were confronted with reality in Turkey. After being relegated to the sofa in their meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, von der Leyen afterwards declared that human rights issues are non-negotiable and have an absolute priority. She explained this was made clear to Erdogan, but this was…