ISTANBUL Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday that Türkiye ’s bid for EU membership is being blocked by France and Germany for domestic political reasons. Fidan also urged regional peace, the disarmament of the PKK terror organization and stronger ties with the U.S. amid growing instability in the Middle East. Fidan spoke on live television about Türkiye’s foreign policy, EU membership process and crises in the region, during an interview with journalist Murat Çiçek on 24 TV, a Turkish 24-