Sigmar Gabriel told German weekly Der Spiegel in an interview published Saturday that "Turkey is further away than ever before from EU membership.
He says upcoming negotiations about the EU`s future relationship with Britain might provide a blueprint for Turkey "in the long term.
"Gabriel, whose center-left Social Democrats have tended to back Turkish membership in the EU, says he was always skeptical of the idea.
Germany`s foreign minister says Turkey`s chances of joining the European Union are dwindling, but the country might one day hope for a privileged partnership with the bloc.
"Relations between Berlin and Ankara have soured recently over a German Parliament resolution labeling the 20th century killing of Armenians as "genocide," Turkey`s crackdown on the opposition and civil society and appearances by Turkish officials in Germany.
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