Turkey and the European Union - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/turkey/turkey-and-the-european-union/?xtor=RSS-1 The relationship with the EU is a priority of Turkey's foreign policy (cf. chronology). A) Turkey has been linked to the EU since 1964 by an association agreement and, since 1996, by a Customs Union. B) Accession negotiations were opened with the EU on 3 October 2005. Negotiations on the “science and research” chapter were opened and closed provisionally on 12 June 2006; negotiations are currently underway on three chapters (“industrial and business policy” - opened on 29 March 2007-, (…) en Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH72/visuel_defaut_une_fd-44916-890bc.jpg?1702480411 https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr?xtor=RSS-1