Claim: Turkey became an associate member of an organization.
Evidence: After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949 , Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963 , joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started accession negotiations with the European Union in 2005.
The European Economic Community -LRB- EEC -RRB- was a regional organisation which aimed to bring about economic integration among its member states.