Turkey-EU Relations

Ankara Agreement was signed when?

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 1980s

• 1950s

Turkey’s association with the EEC was determined to ...

• establish ever closer bonds between the Turkish people and the peoples brought together in the European Economic Community

• make Turkey great again

• make Turkey compete with Greece

• establish peace in Cyprus

What happened in 1974, which was a turning point for Turkey-EU relations?

• Cyprus intervention

• Oil crisis

• Greek junta

• Turkish junta

Which one was not a reason delaying Turkey's application to the EC in 1970s?

• growing domestic political instability

• opposition of the Islamist element in the coalition government

• growing domestic economic instability

• growing inflation

The 1980 military coup in Turkey...

• Halted the relations with the EU.

• Promoted the relations with the EU.

Turkey applied for full membership in 1987, and its application was ...

• Rejected

• Accepted

Why was Turkey's application in 1987 rejected?

• Turkey had failed to satisfy both basic economic and political criteria for full-membership

• The European Community was in the process of becoming the even economically tighter European Union

• All

• The European Community was in the process of becoming the even politically tighter European Union

Turkey-EU Customs Union came into force when?

• 1990s

• 1980s

• 2000s

• 2010a

True or false: Turkey's candidacy was rejected in 1997, but accepted in 1999.

• True

• False

True or False: Turkey's candidacy was rejected in Luxembourg, accepted in Helsinki summits.

• True

• False