Turkey began its entry talks with the Union in October 2005, but the process has been moving at a snail's pace, largely due to its sluggish reform progress and its refusal to allow vessels and planes of EU member Cyprus to enter its ports and airports.
Turska je započela razgovore s Unijom o članstvu u listopadu 2005. godine, ali se proces kretao brzinom puža, uglavnom zbog sporog reformskog napretka zemlje i njezina odbijanja da omogući brodovima i zrakoplovima članice EU Cipra pristup svojim morskim i zračnim lukama.