Turkey
Turkey
Membership status
Candidate country
Background
In 1987, Turkey applied to join what was then the European Economic Community, and in 1997 it was declared eligible to join the EU.
Turkey's involvement with European integration dates back to 1959 and includes the Ankara Association Agreement (1963) for the progressive establishment of a Customs Union (ultimately set up in 1995).
Accession negotiations
started in 2005, but until Turkey agrees to apply the Additional Protocol of the Ankara Association Agreement to Cyprus, eight negotiation chapters will not be opened and no chapter will be provisionally closed.
| Negotiation chapters | |
|---|---|
| Open | Provisionally closed |
| Free Movement of Capital Company Law Intellectual Property Law Information Society and Media Food Safety, Veterinary & Phytosanitary Policy Taxation Statistics Enterprise & Industrial Policy Trans-European Networks Environment Consumer & Health Protection Financial Control | Science and Research |
More information on the country's relations with the EU
Interactive timeline
01-09-1959
Turkey applies for associate membership in the European Economic Community (EEC).
01-04-1987
Turkey applies for full EEC membership.
01-01-1995
Turkey-EU Association Council finalises agreement creating a customs union.
01-12-1997
Luxembourg Council summit declares Turkey eligible to become EU member.
01-03-2001
Council adopts Accession Partnership for Turkey.
01-05-2003
Council adopts revised Accession Partnership for Turkey.
01-12-2004
Council defines conditions for opening accession negotiations.
01-10-2005
Council adopts negotiating framework, and negotiations are formally opened.
01-06-2006
Negotiations are opened and closed on Chapter 25 (science and research).
01-02-2008
Council adopts revised Accession Partnership for Turkey.
30-06-2010
Negotiations are opened on Chapter 12 (food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy).