Is EU Accession Of Turkey A Bogus?

Turkey’s struggle as a candidate country to join the European Union ("EU"), has gained stream during the last years. Many reforms have been realized especially in areas underlined in the Regular Report on Turkey’s progress towards accession pertaining to the year 2003 ("Regular Report 2003"). However, although these legislative reforms are highly appreciated by the EU, full execution of these reforms in practice and perfection of the Copenhagen Criteria are expected before the EU makes its historical decision as to whether or not to declare a date for opening of accession negotiations. This date, which is expected to be discussed in the European Council Meeting to be held in December 2004, a few months after the announcement of the 2004 Regular Report on Turkey’s Progress Towards Accession on 6 October 2004 ("Regular Report 2004").