Turkey failed to join the EU Customs Union.
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 .	one of the first members	Member states of the Council of Europe	Council of Europe	Council of Europe	associate member	Ankara Agreement	EEC	European Economic Community	EU Customs Union	European Union Customs Union	accession negotiations	Accession of Turkey to the European Union	European Union	European Union
