Turska je započela pregovore o pristupanju EU u oktobru 2005, oko šest godina nakon što je postala služben kandidat za članstvo, te skoro pet decenija nakon što je Ankara izrazila interes za izgradnju čvršćih odnosa s ondašnjom Evropskom ekonomskom zajednicom.
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.