Since Turkey first sought entrance to the European Union, four decades have passes, and 19 countries have been admitted. Turkey's door to the European Union has remained shut, but after years of waiting Turkey finally has a real chance to enter the EU.

Turkey has made tremendous strides as a nation in order to gain membership in the EU. The changes they have made as a nation show just how badly they want to be part of the European Union.

In 1963, Turkey began building economic ties with EU member countries to try to form alliances. In 1973, it signed a treaty to phase in a customs union with EU member states. However, after all the steps Turkey has taken to conform to the EU standards, the Union first considered Turkey to be a candidate in December, 1999.

Opinion polls in Turkey have shown consistently that around two-thirds of Turks support a...