Ankara has so far met most of the requirements for visa liberalization, but the EU's demand for change of it's anti terrorism law led to a deadlock of negotiations amid Turkey's continued security operations against Kurdish rebels, the Islamic State (IS) and the Gulen network, accused of organizing the failed coup.
The bloc says Erdogan must first address concerns over human rights and rule of law, and should work with the Council of Europe, a European rights watchdog of which Turkey is a member.
The EU has not made any official statement regarding a specific timetable, nor did Turkish authorities made any comments on this road map, but Bahadir Kaleagasi, president of the Bosphorus Institute, thinks that parties will involve in constructive negotiations to address some important issues in the Customs Union binding them and will make this agreement more compatible of both parties' wishes.
"A page which is not very new and also not very white has been opened in Brussels. But the most important is that the perspective of a full membership for Turkey has been maintained," he indicated.
Kaleagasi pointed out the difficulties arising in the shrinking EU with namely Brexit, arguing that the bloc is proposing some kind of loose integration which is not forcibly a full membership but rather a close partnership for countries interested such as Norway or the Balkan States.
"Turkey is inevitably a gateway for trade and investment towards Asia, and the EU is very aware of this situation that she doesn't want to lose it," added Kaleagasi.
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