Turkey became an associated member of the European Economic Community in 1963. Although Agriculture is still the main source of income for 80% of the population, other areas of the economy start to develop, not at least as a result of the close cooperation with the European Community. Turkey sees itself as a tie between Europe and Asia. And since Atatürk laid the foundation for modern Turkey, profound reforms were implemented. If the Turkish standard of living can be increased, the member states of the European Economic Community will also benefit.
Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: Belgium
Film Production Company:
Commissioning Institution: Information Service of the European Communities / Turkish Ministry of Information and Tourism / Belgische Radio- en Televisieomroep (b.r.t.)

Director: Omer Grawet
Producer: Unknown
Assistant: Marcella Michiels
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Unknown
Film Editing: Rudi Reusens
Music: Unknown
Commentator: Roger Jasper

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 16 mm / 35 mm
Duration: 30 minutes
Colour: Colour

European Communities, Relation with Non-European Countries, Turkey

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French

Video

Audiovisual Library of the European Commission, Brussels

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Audiovisual Library of the European Commission, Brussels.

Clemens, Gabriele: «Auftrag Europa» – Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Filmwerbung der europäischen Gemeinschaften, in: Gabriele Clemens (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp. 43-128.

Other version of the film in other language which is not part of this collection is: Die Türkei – Europa jenseits des Bosporus (German)