European Union and Turkey
Turkey and the European Union
The European Union is political and economic union that consists of 28 member states located primarily on the European continent. The process of forming the European Union has a long history. Through the history, the European Union has to undergone some expansions which were each of them, separately, discussed and also followed by some policies. While the European Union still expanding its borders, there is a question, about the size of the union, which has arose. At the beginning, the crucial idea of the EU was not to cross the borders of the Europe. This idea was connected with evidence that there are slight, somewhere major cultural, political and economical differences between countries located in the Europe, and those countries which are located outside the Europe. These days there are some negotiations about accepting some countries which are not primarily located in Europe. Turkey is a country located at Near East which applied for membership in the past, and is still waiting for the approval of the European Union in terms of membership. By accepting the Turkey as a member, it could have huge political, cultural and finally also economical influence over the union. For that reason, there are still some hesitations whether Turkey should join the European Union, or not. Before letting the Turkey to join the EU, all potential political, cultural, economical and geographical consequences must be discussed in depth.
Turkey is a democratic country which is still connected to the West. Turkey is a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) since 1952 (EU- Turkey Chambers Forum, n.d.). Also it is a member of other organizations like OECD and Western European Union (EU- Turkey Chambers Forum, n.d.). In September 1959, Turkey applied for EEC membership and a few years after, in 1987, became a fully accepted member (EU- Turkey Chambers Forum, n.d.). By that time in 1963, Ankara
The European Union is political and economic union that consists of 28 member states located primarily on the European continent. The process of forming the European Union has a long history. Through the history, the European Union has to undergone some expansions which were each of them, separately, discussed and also followed by some policies. While the European Union still expanding its borders, there is a question, about the size of the union, which has arose. At the beginning, the crucial idea of the EU was not to cross the borders of the Europe. This idea was connected with evidence that there are slight, somewhere major cultural, political and economical differences between countries located in the Europe, and those countries which are located outside the Europe. These days there are some negotiations about accepting some countries which are not primarily located in Europe. Turkey is a country located at Near East which applied for membership in the past, and is still waiting for the approval of the European Union in terms of membership. By accepting the Turkey as a member, it could have huge political, cultural and finally also economical influence over the union. For that reason, there are still some hesitations whether Turkey should join the European Union, or not. Before letting the Turkey to join the EU, all potential political, cultural, economical and geographical consequences must be discussed in depth.
Turkey is a democratic country which is still connected to the West. Turkey is a member of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) since 1952 (EU- Turkey Chambers Forum, n.d.). Also it is a member of other organizations like OECD and Western European Union (EU- Turkey Chambers Forum, n.d.). In September 1959, Turkey applied for EEC membership and a few years after, in 1987, became a fully accepted member (EU- Turkey Chambers Forum, n.d.). By that time in 1963, Ankara
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