Öz Throughdut Turkey-EU accession negotiations that were commenced at 3 October 2005, the topics related to the economic sphere will gain importance and become a current issue on the agenda in an accelerating fashion. In this framework, Turkish economy will be scrutinized in a comprehensive manner and examined in detail by the EU. Therefore, before the opening of accession chapters in the economic domain, it will enhance Turkey's strength and power at the negotiations table as well as facilitate the course of the negotiations process in the benefit of Turkey to identify and address in advance major economic challenges of the Turkish economy. By identifying ten challenges in total fıve at macro-economic and five at socio-economic levels , the current study conducts investigations in the context of the aforementioned philosophy.