Assertion: turkey | /r/CapableOf | apply for full membership of the eec
Facets:
value: in 1987
type: TEMPORAL
value: after decades of political negotiations
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Turkey applied for full membership of the EEC in 1987, joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started accession negotiations with the European Union in 2005.
text: After decades of political negotiations, Turkey applied for full membership of the EEC in 1987, became an associate member of the Western European Union in 1992, joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and has been in formal accession negotiations with the EU since 2005.