Accession of Turkey to the European Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Turkey's application to accede to the European Union (previously the European Communities) was made on 14 April 1987. Turkey has been an associate member of the European Union (EU) and its predecesso...
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European UnionTurkey Customs Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 31 December 1995 the customs union between Turkey and the European Union came into effect. Goods can travel between the two entities without any customs restrictions. The Customs Union does not cov...
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Ankara chose to begin co-operating closely with the then European Economic Community (EEC) in 1959, and Turkey's prospective membership of the EEC's successor, the European Union, has been a source of much debate ever since. ...
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Since 1963, when it was accepted as an associate member of the European Community (EC), Turkey has striven for admission as a full member of that body, now called the European Union (EU--see Glossary), the association of fifteen West European nations that comprises the world's wealthiest and most successful trading bloc.
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US President Barack Obama says Turkey's future is in the European Union. Not everyone agrees. Numerous politicians in Germany have gone on the attack, and even French President Sarkozy is unimpressed. Turkey's role at the NATO summit has soured the mood. ... Now that Obama is in Turkey, however,
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"The European Union and Turkey alike stand to gain greatly from a democratic and prosperous Turkey anchored in Europe, a demonstration that Islam is compatible with the values of liberal democracy which form the bedrock of the European Union," added Mr. Straw.
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On Oct. 6, the European Commission agreed to begin negotiations with Turkey on membership in the European Union. The international press responds to the European Commission’s decision to open the door to Turkey’s accession. ... It was also said that Turkey is very large, very poor, and very different … With the...
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What Can Turkey Learn from Previous Accession Negotiations?; A.Schrijvers; Reinventing Europe? Turkey, European Union Accession and Europeanization; K.Dyson; Europeanization, Democratization and Human Rights in Turkey;
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