Is Turkey part of the European Union?
Not yet, but it is a “candidate country.” In order to become a member of the EU, a country must meet the Copenhagen criteria. The Copenhagen European Council of June 1993 defined the criteria as: * the stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities (political criterion); * the existence of a functioning market economy as well as the capacity to cope with competitive pressure and market forces within the EU (economic criterion); * the ability to take on the obligations of membership including adherence to the aims of political, economic and monetary union (criterion concerning adoption of the Community acquis). From: http://www.delidn.ec.europa.eu/en/eu_guide/eu_guide_2.
