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 počela razgovore o članstvu sa Unijom u oktobru 2005, ali se proces kretao tempom puža, uglavnom zbog sporog reformskog napretka zemlje i njenog odbijanja da brodovima i avionima članice EU Kipra omogući pristup svojim lukama i aerodromima.