Turkey's Middle Eastern Road to Europe

But pro-European euphoria proved short-lived: for all practical purposes, the accession negotiations are now at an impasse. Euro-skepticism is now at an all-time high in Turkey, fueled by some European political leaders' rhetoric opposing Turkey's accession, and by the EU's own failure to dispel doubts about the feasibility of Turkey's eventual membership. Domestic support for EU accession was 70% at the start of the negotiations, but is now closer to 40perent.

Not surprisingly, Turkey's government has also lost its appetite for EU-related reforms.