The Outlook for EU-Turkey Relations

Turkey Policy Brief Series (IPLI – TEPAV) 12th edition, 2014, 9 p.        Français

by Nilgün Arısan Eralp *

In this brief the author assesses the current state of Turkey – EU relations fifty years after the signing of the Ankara agreement of 1963 which established the legal basis for Turkey’s relations with the EU. In particular, the author analyses the status of Turkey’s EU accession negotiations from both a Turkish and EU perspective. Outlining both positive recent developments and potential stumbling blocks in Turkey’s bid for accession; the author outlines potential paths for more mutually beneficial engagement.

* Nilgün Arısan Eralp has been working at TEPAV since 2009 as the Director of the European Union Institute..

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