Turska je otpočela svoje pregovore o pristupanju s Unijom u oktobru 2005, ali taj proces kreće se puževim korakom, u velikoj mjeri zbog njenog sporog reformskog procesa i njenog odbijanja da omogući ulazak brodovima i avionima iz države članice EU Kipra.
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.