Accession negotiations are underway and Turkey is preparing to become a full member of the EU. Turkey and the European Union makes a scholarly contribution to the debate over Turkey's participation in the European integration process and the EU's future enlargement. It explores the recent history of ups and downs in EU-Turkish relations and looks at the prospects and challenges that Turkey's membership presents to both the EU and Turkey. The central question is how the internal economic and sociopolitical dynamics, and external orientations of Turkey, will meet the challenges of EU membership. Turkey's regional role and relations with the US are also examined.
Introduction: Turkey at the Threshold of the EU; J.S.Joseph
The Economic Dimension of Turkey's EU Membership: A Stock-taking Exercise at the Start of Accession Negotiations; M.Ugur
Between Fedora and Fez: Modern Turkey's Troubled Road to Democratic Consolidation and the Pluralizing Role of Erdogan's Pro-Islam Government; S.Kotsovilis
The EU Challenge: A View from the Turkish Grand National Assembly; N.G.Loizides & E.Ersin
Relations between the State and Civil Society in Turkey: Does the EU Make a Difference?; W.Weber
The Kurdish Problem in International Politics; M.M.Gunter
The Europeanization of Turkey's Kurdish Question; N.Tocci
The Greek Variable in EU-Turkish Relations; A.Kazamias
Turkey's Quest for EU Membership and the Cyprus Problem; T.Bahcheli
Security Implications of Turkey's March toward EU Membership; M.Kibaroglu
The US and Turkey's Quest for EU Membership; O.Taspinar
The Iraq War and the Troubled US-Turkish Alliance: Some Conclusions for Europe; O.Kayhan & D.Lindley