Turkey began entry talks with the EU in October 2005, about six years after becoming an official candidate for membership, and nearly five decades after Ankara expressed interest in building closer ties with what was then the European Economic Community.
Turska je započela razgovore s EU o prijamu u listopadu 2005. godine, približno šest godina nakon što je postala službeni kandidat za članstvo i skoro pet desetljeća nakon što je Ankara izrazila zanimanje za izgradnju čvršćih odnosa s tadašnjom Europskom ekonomskom zajednicom.