... Nations in the same year, and became a member of the NATO alliance in 1952. In August 1949 Turkey joined the Council of Europe shortly after its foundation. Turkey held its first open elections in 1950, which were won by the Democratic Party. In 1963 Turkey signs an Association agreement with the European Economic Community (EEC). In 1987 Turkey applied for full EEC membership. Turkey has an average population of over 70 million people. On December 17, 2004 Turkey's long-awaited dream took a critical turning point, after 41 years of a waiting the EU's decision to grant permission for negotiations. October 3rd 2005, marked the beginning of the negotiations between the EU and Turkey making them the first predominantly Muslim country to open membership talks with the organization, the negotiation is expected to last about 10 years. If these negotiations go as planned, Turkey will be set to join the ...

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