Global Turkey in Europe. Political, Economic, and Foreign Policy Dimensions of Turkey’s Evolving Relationship with the EU

IAI Research Papers (IAI) No. 9, May 2013, 303 p.
Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

edited by Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Anne Duncker, Daniela Huber, E. Fuat Keyman and Nathalie Tocci *

The EU is changing, Turkey too, and – above all – there is systemic change and crisis all round, ranging from economics, the spread of democratic norms and foreign policy. This research paper explores how the EU and Turkey can enhance their cooperation in the political, economic, and foreign policy domains and how they can find a way out of the stalemate EU-Turkey relations have reached with the lack of progress in accession negotiations and the increasing uncertainty over both the future of the European project after the Eurozone crisis and Turkey’s role in it.

* Senem Aydın-Düzgit is Assistant Professor at the Istanbul Bilgi University and Senior Research Affiliate of the Istanbul Policy Centre (IPC). Anne Duncker is Project Manager at Mercator Stiftung. Daniela Huber is Researcher in the Mediterranean and Middle East Programme at the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). E. Fuat Keyman is Director of the Istanbul Policy Center (IPC) and Professor at Sabancı University. Nathalie Tocci is Deputy Director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI).

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