Claim: During the EU referendum it was claimed that Turkey were joining the EU.
Fact-check: This post about British Steel's buyout by Turkish fund is mostly accurate - Full Fact
Verdict: it's correct that this was claimed. turkey is in the process of joining the eu but it is unlikely to happen any time soon and each eu country has a veto over the accession.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2019-09-06T00:00:00