by Cengiz Aktar
October 2010 GPoT PB no. 19
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the present state of affairs regarding Turkey’s
European Union bid at the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the debut of
the negotiations. At the first glance the tableau looks rather grim, the
membership negotiations stalled, the political dialogue stuck and even
the 15-years old customs union jeopardized by numerous political and
administrative impediments. Parallel and due to this state of affairs, Turkey’s
modernization process once triggered by its aspirations to join the European
Union is now fully Turkish driven. Despite this development, Turkey, the author
argues, still benefits from the techniques, principles and standards of the Bloc
and would need to do so in a foreseeable future.
Global Politics Trends Center
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