Turkey-EU Relations and Democracy in Turkey: Problems and Prospects, Spring 2009

Friday, June 5, 2009 | Download PDF in English

Turkey’s integration with Europe is not a painless process.The reluctance of the important EU politicians to make concessions on central issues concerning the Turkish accession process is the basic problem. However, the Turkish government and people need to become more aware of the fact that in spite of all these difficulties, the Turkish accession process has been valuable as a lever for democratization in Turkey.

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