But the Americans have bases there, a Nato member since 1950s, users, this "great" country, great hypocrite.

On 20 February 2019, a European parliament committee voted to suspend the accession talks, sparking criticism from the government of Turkey.[10][11][12] Turkey's accession negotiations have therefore effectively come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen.[13][14][15][16][17]

On 30 January 2023, the Table of Six (then-main opposition alliance) in Turkey released a memorandum of understanding for common policies. It re-affirmed the opposition's intent to continue the EU accession talks if they were to be elected in that year's elections.[18][19] CHP leader and Turkey's main opposition leader Özgür Özel announced that if he wins the next Turkish general elections, his country will rapidly continue its accession negotiations with the EU and his country will become a member of the EU as soon as possible.[20] It is one of nine current EU candidate countries, together with AlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaGeorgiaMoldovaMontenegroNorth MacedoniaSerbia, and Ukraine.

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