Problem członkostwa tureckiego w Unii Europejskiej. Scenariusze rozwoju wydarzeń

The 17th December 2004 in Brussels the Heads of State and Governement of the EU Member States(25 EU) decided to open negotiations ( in October 2005) with Turkey, on its accession to the European Union. This decision, on the one hand, ending almost a decades-long stage right to apply for Turkey’s accession to the European Union, on the other hand, created a “stormy” debate in the EU itself. The aim of this article is to analyze the impact that Turkey can play in the EU, taking into account two scanarious. First, when Turkey becomes a Member State of the European Union, the second, when left outside its borders.