The Europeanization of Turkey

Given the recent inertia in EU-Turkey relations in the midst of regional economic and political upheavals, Europeanization of Turkey takes a step back from the latest headlines to provide a comprehensive stocktaking of EU-inspired reform efforts in Turkey with an eye to understanding how effective or ineffective EU conditionality has been in making Turkey's key political institutions, actors and culture more compatible with European norms.

Part I: Introduction 1 Introduction: A Framework of Analysis for the Europeanization of Turkey - Ali Tekin 2 Perceptions and Europeanisation in Turkey before the EU Candidacy: an Overview of History - Atila Eralp & Zerrin Torun Part II: The State of Europeanization: Polity 3 Europeanization and Turkey's Constitutional Reform Process- Ergun Özbudun 4 The Organisation of Turkey's Central Executive for the EU - Defne Günay 5 The Europeanisation of the Turkish Parliament - Bäak Yavçan & William T. Daniel 6 The Europeanisation of the Turkish Judiciary - Sanem Baykal 7 Europeanization of Civil-Military Relations in Turkey - Aylin Güney Part III: The State of Europeanization: Politics 8 Taking Stock of Europeanization of Civil Society in Turkey - Bahar Rumelili & Büke Bosnak 9 Europeanization and Political Parties in Turkey - Filiz Bäkan Canyä & Selin Bengi Gümrükçü 10 Turkish Islam's EU Quest - Dilek Yankaya 11 The State of Accession Europeanization: Kurdish Issue - Burcu Özdemir & Zeki Sar gil 12 Political Culture - Burak Erdenir Part IV: Turkish Europeanization in a Comparative Perspective 13 Same Same or Different? Accession Europeanization in Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey Compared - Tanja A. Börzel, Di dem Soyalt n, and Gözde Y lmaz 14 Different Paths to Democracy?: Accession in Europeanisation in Croatia and Turkey - Senem Ayd n-Düzgit & Gergana NoutchevaPart V: Conclusion 15 Conclusion - Aylin Güney