EU ENLARGEMENT MACHINERY AND THE UNIQUENESS OF TURKEY'S PROTRACTED CANDIDACY

Türkiyenin Avrupa Birliği serüveni bundan yaklaşık 50 yıl kadar 1960lı yılların başında tam üyelik niyetiyle başlamıştır. Bu sürede üyelik kriterleri ve birliğin adı gibi çok şey değişmiştir. 6 ülkeden oluşan topluluk 28 üyeli bir birlik haline gelmiştir. AB ile Türkiye arasındaki ilişki ABnin 2005 yılında vermiş olduğu kararla yeniden şekillenmiş, Türkiye aday ülke statüsünü kazanmıştır. Birçok insan bu kararın Türkiyenin AB üyeliği yolunu açtığını düşünmüş ancak bu kararda boş bir umut haline dönmüştür. Birkaç yıl geçtikten sonar, Türkiye kararlı çabalarına ve gerçekleştirdiği çok sayıda reforma rağmen bir kez daha birlikten dışlanmıştır. Bu çalışma ABnin genişleme sistemine ve sistemin Türkiyeye uygulanmasına kısaca değinecektir. Genel uygulamadan sapmalar araştırılacak ve ilişkinin geleceği tartışılacaktır.

Avrupa Birliği Genişleme Makinesi ve Türkiye’nin Uzatmalı Adalet Sürecinin Özgünlüğü

Turkey began her journey towards European Union nearly 50 years ago in the early 1960’s with the intention to become a full member of the community. During these 50 years many things had changed such as the name of the structure and the criteria to become a member. The community of 6 states became a union of 28 states. The relation between the EU and Turkey was reshaped with the encouraging decision of the EU in 2005 and Turkey earned the status of being a candidate country. Many people had thought that this decision opened Turkey’s way towards the EU, yet it turned out to be another false hope. After a few years, despite several reforms and determined efforts, Turkey once again excluded from the EU. This paper will take a brief look to the enlargement system of the EU and its application to Turkey. The deviations in the system will be searched for and the future of the relation will be discussed.

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