If the EU has its Copenhagen criteria, Türkiye has also its own Ankara criteria for membership to the bloc, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Thursday alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Speaking at a joint news conference in Ankara, Erdoğan said: "We will open up to Europe and the world with the 'Ankara criteria.' Türkiye could make rapid progress toward full EU membership if the bloc recognizes the country’s demonstrated determination.”
Merz, for his part, said, “We want to see Türkiye in the EU.” However, he said “Türkiye has not yet fulfilled the criteria for EU candidacy.”
Türkiye has the longest history with the union and the
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