Turkey and Eu

http://www.ikv.org.tr

http://www.esiweb.org/pdf/esi_document_id_118.pdf

http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/countries/tr/soertopic_view?topic=country%20introduction

http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/eu-turkey-relations-linksdossier-188294

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accession_of_Turkey_to_the_European_Union

http://www.despiteborders.com/clanky/data/upimages/petkova_turkey_eu_public_opionion.pdf

History | Print |

Turkey´s face has been firmly directed towards the West since the declaration of the Republic in 1923. Turkey´s foreign policy is a clear reflection of this alignment. Turkey is a founding member of the United Nations (1945), a member of NATO (1952), the Council of Europe (1949), the OECD (1960), the OSCE (1973) and an associate member of the Western European Union (1992).In July 31, 1959, shortly after the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1958, Turkey made its first application to join the newly established Community. The EEC's Council of Ministers´ response to Turkey's application in 1959 was to suggest the establishment of an association with Turkey. The ensuing negotiations resulted with the signature of the Ankara Agreement on September 12, 1963. This agreement, which entered into force on December 1, 1964, marks the beginning of Turkey´s relations with Europe. The aim of the Ankara Agreement, as stated in Article 2, was “to promote the continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relations between the Parties, while taking full account of the need to ensure an accelerated development of the Turkish economy and to improve the level of employment and living conditions of the Turkish people”. Article 28 provides the final target of the Association; “as soon as the operation of this Agreement has advanced far enough to justify envisaging full acceptance by Turkey of the obligations arising out of the Treaty establishing the Community, the Contracting Parties shall examine the possibility of the...