"EU-Turkey relations
In Short:
On 3 October 2005, membership negotiations were symbolically opened with Turkey and on 12 June 2006 the examination and assessment of the acquis communautaire began. Nevertheless, stumbling blocks remain on the road to Turkey's accession. In particular, these are the issue of Turkey opening its ports and airports to vessels from Cyprus, freedom of expression, especially court cases against writers and journalists, as well as Kurdish minority rights."
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