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1 JANUARY
1986
The third
enlargement of
the EU: Spain and
Portugal joined
the Union.
25 MAY 1987
Jak Kamhi was
appointed as IKV
Chairman.
1 JULY 1987
Deepening process
of the EU started:
The Single
European Act
entered into force.
1987
The then State
Minister Prof. Dr.
Ali Bozer asked
the support of IKV
while facing
resistance in
Turkey’s
membership
application to the
EEC.
SEPTEMBER
1988
A special issue of
IKV Journal was
published
commemorating
the 25
th
Anniversary of
Ankara
Agreement.
16 SEPTEMBER
1986
The normalisation
process of the
suspended
Turkey-EEC relations
since the 1980
military intervention
started.
17 OCTOBER
1986
The State Ministry
responsible for the
Turkey-EEC relations
was founded and
Prof. Dr. Ali Bozer
was appointed as
the State Minister.
1985
IKV’s new logo was
launched.
14 APRIL 1987
Turkey’s membership
application to the
Association Council was
presented by State
Minister Prof. Dr. Ali Bozer
at 8.30 to the then
President of the rotating
Council Presidency and
Belgian Foreign Minister
Leo Tindemans and
President of the European
Commission Jacques
Delors.