When Will Turkey Join the European Union?
August 13, 2012 at 00:55 AM EDT
For many years, the prospect of Turkey joining the EU was not taken very seriously, despite its geographic proximity and membership in NATO. Then, at the turn of the 21st century, Turkey embarked on a series of economic and political reforms, such as the abolition of the death penalty and reforms in the area of women's rights, which would make it more palatable to EU members.