Turkey wants EU membership for 2023

brussels - Turkey wants to join within seven years of the European Union. In 2023, the Turkish Republic is celebrating its centenary and that would be a wonderful opportunity to also celebrate EU membership, Turkey's Permanent Representative to the European Union said in the German newspaper Die Welt.

Relations between Ankara and Brussels have ever been better, accredited Permanent Representative Selim Yenel, but that may soon change. The EU has failed after the failed coup last month its full support to speak out for the Turkish government, but can still do wonders visiting government leaders to Ankara.

Turkey's accession according Yenel not only for Turkey, but also good for the EU. That would make it clear that the union is also open to non-Christian countries.
  
    
     
      
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Turkey is already in the EU's waiting room since 1999. So far has started less than half of the so-called negotiation chapters. Some Member States allude lately on the closing down or even break off the dialogue.