1. Initially, Turkey even wanted to start accession negotiations with the EEC. See E. Lenski, ‘Turkey (including Northern Cyprus)’, in S. Blockmans and A. Lazowski (eds.), The European Union and Its Neighbours: A Legal Appraisal of the EU’s Policies of Stabilisation, Partnership and Integration (The Hague, T.M.C. Asser Press 2006), pp. 283–313; and K. Ertekin, Der türkische Beitritt zur Europäischen Gemeinschaft (Frankfurt, Peter Lang 1989).
2. Agreement of 12 September 1963 establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, by way of Council Decision 64/732, JO 3687/64 (English version: OJ 1977 L 361/29). An Additional Protocol was signed on 23 November 1970 and entered into force on 1 January 1973; original version published in JO 1972 L 293/68 (English version: OJ 1977 L 361/60).
3. E. Esen, Die Beziehungen zwischen der Türkei und der EG unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der innertürkischen Auseinandersetzungen um die Assoziation 1973–1980 (Bonn, Centaurus 1990) p. 223 et seq.
4. See M. Bozkurt, Die Beziehungen der Türkei zur Europäischen Union (Frankfurt, Peter Lang 1995).
5. Bull. EC 4-1987, points 1.3.1 and 1.3.2.