IKV Secretary General Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas delivered a speech on “Türkiye-EU Relations from Yesterday to Today” as part of the online training seminars organised by Bruxircle on 13 February 2024.

Assoc. Prof. Nas discussed the historical development of Türkiye-EU relations starting from the association application in 1959 and the factors determining the relations. Stating that the EU reform process gained momentum after Türkiye was declared a candidate country in 1999, Assoc. Prof. Nas referred to various developments, particularly the Cyprus issue, which hindered the negotiations that started in 2005. Assoc. Prof. Nas emphasized that relations continue to be important for Türkiye and the EU, that democracy, human rights and the rule of law should be common values and that it is possible to revive relations in a spirit of trust and cooperation. The moderator of the event was Founding Director of Bruxircle Işıl Ergeç.