Why is it so difficult for Türkiye to join the EU?

Reason 1: Economic reasons:

To say that Turkey’s economic development has been good before, Turkey can be said to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world for a long time. It is considered to be the developing country closest to the level of developed countries. Therefore, during this period, Turkey proposed to join the European Union because it has such foundation and strength. The European Union, an economic community, was also optimistic about Turkey's development potential at that time. Both parties He also expressed his sincerity in the negotiations. Although there are differences, the hope is still relatively high.

However, this country’s economy has not been very stable in recent years and has been greatly affected by external factors. For example, the foreign trade policy implemented by the United States has seriously exposed some of Turkey’s development shortcomings. After the lira plummeted, GDP evaporated, and it fell into a serious economic growth crisis. Its domestic inflation rate also soared. Under this situation, the EU will definitely not be willing to agree to join the EU, because once Turkey joins, it will be in such a bad situation now. The economy will become a big burden for the EU and hold it back, making the EU, which is already facing a severe economic situation, even worse.

2. Turkey’s performance has greatly disappointed the EU. The two sides have too great differences in negotiations and interests:

First of all, Turkey and the EU have different understandings of relevant human rights and religious issues. The differences during the negotiations can be said to be very large, and it has also become the biggest obstacle to Turkey's accession to the EU. In these EU countries, most of them believe in sects such as Christianity and Protestantism, but none of them are Islamic. Therefore, the EU is very cautious about accepting Turkey, an Islamic country with a large population. In addition, after Turkish leader Erdogan came to power, he implemented strongman rule and frequently used force against the Kurds. The suppression has caused leaders of some EU countries to frequently accuse him of not respecting human rights. However, Turkish leader Erdogan has been tit-for-tat every time and has not given in at all. The leaders of both sides have broken out wars of words several times.

Secondly, after the Syrian war, some Syrian refugees fled to Europe in large numbers through Turkey, exacerbating the European refugee crisis. In order to solve their own refugee crises, some countries in the EU turned to Turkey and promised to provide subsidies to Turkey. Turkey has also seen the opportunity to make money by resettling a large number of refugees on the spot. It often uses refugees to threaten the EU to ask for subsidies. Although it succeeds many times, it makes the relationship between the two sides more tense. According to my estimation, Turkey may also be doing this to There is no hope of joining Europe anymore, so I am taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

Finally, another factor is that Turkey has interest disputes with some countries that are already in the EU. For example, it has a dispute with Greece over offshore resources in the Mediterranean Sea, which has made the relationship between the two countries suddenly tense. If it were not for the mediation of Western countries, there would still be conflicts. Erdogan's explosive temper may have already led to a war between the two sides. Therefore, countries like Greece must be strongly opposed to Turkey joining the EU within the EU. Under the multiple factors introduced above, Turkey can successfully join. The EU dream is getting increasingly difficult.