Iako je Ankara sprovela niz ubrzanih reformi u cilju ispunjavanja kriterija za članstvo u EU, kritičari kažu da implementacija zaostaje i da opterećujuća ograničenja ostaju na snazi.
Although Ankara has passed a number of sweeping reforms aimed at meeting the EU's political criteria for membership, critics say that implementation has been lagging and that onerous restrictions remain in force.