"Turkey takes step closer to EU membership
30/06/2005
The EU commission has recommended Turkey receive European Union membership but not before 2014.
Commissioners meeting in Brussels concluded Ankara should meet six legislative reforms before 'open-ended' accession talks could be set in train on October 3rd.
The predominantly Muslim state has been pressed to improve its human rights record and extend a free-trade accord with the EU to Cyprus."
Turkey takes step closer to EU membership
