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Informationen zum Autor Yonca Özer is an associate professor in international relations and lecturer at the European Union Institute of the Marmara University in Istanbul. Her research interests comprise Turkey-EU relations, democratization, EU’s external relations and international political economy. She has participated in many international conferences in international relations and is the author of papers and articles on Turkey-EU relations. Çigdem Nas is an associate professor in international relations and lecturer at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul. She also contributes to a non-governmental research organization called the Economic Development Foundation (IKV) specialized on EU studies. Her research interests comprise Turkey-EU relations, foreign policy, democratization, minorities, identity in international relations, migration and EU foreign policy. She has written articles on Turkey-EU relations and Turkish foreign policy. Zusammenfassung What has been achieved regarding Turkey’s efforts at integration to the EU and what obstacles remain to it achieving full membership? Charting the political, legal and economic relations between Turkey and the European Union since 1959 this book explores the relationship through phases such as association, customs union and candidacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: Association Relationship with Full Membership Perspective: the Ongoing Significance of the Ankara Agreement Chapter 2: The Customs Union as the Basis of EU Association: An Appropriate Device for Accession? Chapter 3: Turkey as a Candidate to Join the EU: Turning Point in Turkey-EU Relations and its Aftermath Chapter 4: Transformation of Turkish Democracy Through EU Conditionality: Achievements and Limits Chapter 5: Cyprus Issue: A Permanent Obstacle to Turkey’s Accession? Chapter 6: The EU’s Integration Capacity: An Escape Clause for the EU or the Actual Impediment to Turkey’s Accession? Chapter 7: Readmission and Visa Liberalization: Two Sides of the Same Coin? Conclusion ...
