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FEUTURE Newsletter No. 12 | March 2019
The final issue of the FEUTURE Newsletter is out! Read the full newsletter here. The project “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey […]
Read moreFEUTURE Video: The Future of EU-Turkey Relations – Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios
The FEUTURE consortium is happy to present you a video summarising three years of activities of the project “FEUTURE – […]
Read moreFEUTURE Synthesis Paper: The future of EU-Turkey relations: a Dynamic Association framework amidst Conflictual Cooperation
The FEUTURE final synthesis paper accomplishes two principal aims. First, it synthesizes FEUTURE’s research findings that study EU-Turkey relations in […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 32: Identity representations in the narratives on the EU-Turkey relations
This study aims to situate contemporary debates on the EU-Turkey relations in a broader historical context. It argues that understanding […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 31: Five phases of AKP identity politics and how it affects Turkey-EU relations
The main question of this paper is what direction the AKP’s identity-politics is likely to drive Tur-key-EU relations into the […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 30: Tracing ebbs and flows in political and legislative reforms in Turkey in view of EU-Turkey relations
This paper analyses and assesses the political and legislative reforms in Turkey since 1999. It assumes a somewhat circular relationship. […]
Read moreFEUTURE Voice No. 7: Allies at odds with interlinked fates: predicting the Turkey-EU security partnership for 2019
by Sinan Ülgen (EDAM) on behalf of all FEUTURE researchers contributing to the analysis within the security dimension The FEUTURE project sets out […]
Read moreFEUTURE Voice No. 6: What do Turkey-EU relations mean in the Eastern Neighbourhood?
By Dustin Gilbreath, Deputy Research Director of CRRC-Georgia In this FEUTURE Voice, Dustin Gilbreath analyses the implications of the Turkey-EU relationship […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 29: Modes of Regional Cooperation and their Political Economy
With the accession talks at a virtual halt, economic cooperation presents itself as one of the few open areas of […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 28: Narratives of a Contested Relationship – Unravelling the Debates in the EU and Turkey
This paper outlines how narratives on European Union (EU)-Turkey relations changed over time since the 1960s and until the present. […]
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The FEUTURE Concluding Conference ‘Back to the F(e)uture: Discussing scenarios for EU-Turkey Relations’ took place in Brussels
On 28 February and 1 March 2019, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and the University of Cologne hosted the […]
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FEUTURE Newsletter No. 11 | January 2019
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 11 is out! Read the full newsletter here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics […]
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Register for the FEUTURE Concluding Conference ‘Back to the F(e)uture: Discussing scenarios for EU-Turkey Relations’, Brussels
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and the University of Cologne have the honour of inviting you to the […]
Read moreFEUTURE News Ticker – December 2018
The FEUTURE consortium would like to thank you for your interest and collaboration in our activities and wish all of […]
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Project FEUTURE: European Council meeting simulation on EU-Turkish relations (CIFE, France)
Simulation FEUTURE CIFE organizes a two-day simulation of a Meeting of the European Council tackling the future of Europe with […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 27: “Greek-Turkish Relations and the Cyprus dispute: impact on Turkey-EU scenarios”
Greek-Turkish relations have come under significant strain in the last couple of years and are likely to remain difficult in […]
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FEUTURE Newsletter No. 10 | October 2018
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 10 is out! Read the full newsletter here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 26: “Turkish Public Opinion and the EU Membership: between Support and Mistrust”
The support for EU membership is very volatile among Turkish public opinion. Over the years it has been going through […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 25: “EU Public Opinion on Turkish EU Membership”
This is a paper about European public opinion towards Turkey’s prospective EU membership. It outlines a trend of reclining support, […]
Read moreFEUTURE Closed Door Meeting with EU stakeholders, Brussels, 27 September 2018
On 27 September 2018, FEUTURE’s coordinators and Work Package leaders gathered in Brussels to meet with stakeholders from the European […]
Read moreFEUTURE Expert Workshop: “Game (Not) Over: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios in EU-Turkey relations in a Global Perspective”, Bodrum, 15 October 2018
On 15 October 2018, Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI, Italy) and the Centre for Economic and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM, Turkey), […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 24: “The Impact of Global Drivers on the Future of EU-Turkey Security Relations”
This paper examines whether global security dynamics will act as either centripetal forces to the Turkey-EU relations on threat perceptions […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 23 “EU-Turkey Relations: Security Drivers from the Eastern Neighbourhood”
A number of developments in the Eastern Neighbourhood since 1999 have affected EU-Turkish security relations. In particular the rise of […]
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FEUTURE Newsletter No. 9 | July 2018
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 9 is out! Read the full newsletter here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics […]
Read moreFEUTURE Voice No. 5, “After the Elections: Ten Takeaways on Turkey’s European Future”, by Eduard Soler i Lecha (CIDOB)
FEUTURE is delighted to announce the publication of the FEUTURE Voice No. 5, where Eduard Soler i Lecha (Senior Research […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 22: “Gas Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean: Trigger or Obstacle for EU- Turkey Cooperation?”
This paper positions energy as a critical component of international relations as it has been both a driving force for cooperation […]
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FEUTURE Newsletter n°8 now out
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 8 is out! Read the full newsletter here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics […]
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FEUTURE Synthesis Workshop
On 27 April 2018, FEUTURE researches of all work packages met in Brussels to discuss the results of the last […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 21: “Highly Skilled Migration between the EU and Turkey: Drivers and Scenarios”, Elena Sánchez-Montijano, Ayhan Kaya, Melike Janine Sökmen
Attracting and retaining highly skilled migrants has become a priority for countries looking to address labour shortages and to strengthen […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 20: “The Role of the Middle East in the EU-Turkey Security Relationship: Key Drivers and Future Scenarios”, Doruk Ergun, Andrea Dessì, Jakob Lindgaard, Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Kamaran Palani
This paper analyses the effects of developments in the Middle East since 1999 on the security relationship between the European […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 19: “Turkey in European Identity Politics: Key Drivers and Future Scenarios”, Jakob Lindgaard, Ayça Uyğur Wessel, Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke
This paper presents a trends survey of identity-related primarily European representations of Turkey (but also vice versa) in the 1999-2017 […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 18: “Asylum Policy and the Future of Turkey-EU Relations: Between Cooperation and Conflict “, Başak Kale (with contributions from Angeliki Dimitriadi, Elena Sanchez-Montijano and Elif Süm)
Migration was a critical policy area for Turkey even before Turkey became an official candidate country to the EU in […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 17: “It Takes Two to Tango: Political changes in Europe and their Impact on Turkey’s EU bid “, Eduard Soler i Lecha, Funda Tekin, Melike Janine Sökmen
Political changes in the European Union and the EU member states, as much as political changes in Turkey, have an […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 16: “EU-Turkey Relations and Irregular Migration: Transactional Cooperation in the Making”, Angeliki Dimitriadi, Ayhan Kaya, Başak Kale, Tinatin Zurabishvili
The aim of this FEUTURE paper is twofold. First, to outline the relationship of the EU and Turkey in the […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 15: “Turkish and European Identity Constructions in the 1946-1999 Period”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Johanna Chovanec, Seçkin Barış Gülmez, Bahar Rumelili, Alp Eren Topal
This FEUTURE paper focuses on Turkey’s and Europe’s perceptions of each other in identity and cultural terms between 1946 and […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 14: “Identity Representations of Turkey and Europe in Global and Regional Media”, Justine Louis, Shaimaa Magued, Nino Mzhavanadze
Identity Representations of Turkey and Europe in Global and Regional Media This paper examines the global (Russian and US press) […]
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Feuture Voice No. 4: “Beyond the storm in EU-Turkey relations” (January 2018)
by Nathalie Tocci, IAI, Scienfic Coordinator* When Turkey is discussed in the European Union, and vice versa, all talk is […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 13: “EU and Turkish Energy Interests in the Caspian and Middle East Region”, Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Kamaran Palani, Giorgi Babunashvili, Jackson Balisdell
This paper aims to identify energy-sector drivers at the regional level in the Middle East and Caspian Basin (ME&CB), examine […]
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FEUTURE Newsletter No. 7 | January 2018
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 7 is out! Read the full newsletter here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 12 : “Political Changes in Turkey and the Future of Turkey-EU Relations: From Convergence to Conflict?”, Atila Eralp, Asuman Göksel, Jakob Lindgaard
This paper presents an analysis of the political changes in Turkey since 1999, through a process-tracing exercise for four political […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 11 : “Politics and Turkey-EU Relations: Drivers from the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods”, Benett Clifford, Dustin Gilbreath, Justine Louis
Since the early 2000s, major transformations in the Southern Mediterranean political landscape have undeniably tested the limits of the EU […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 10 : “Knowledge Cohesion in European Regions: Convergence and Cohesion with Turkey”, I. Semih Akcomak, Erkan Erdil, Umut Yilmaz Cetinkaya
In a knowledge economy, it is interesting to see that the concept of knowledge cohesion is a fertile soil for […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 9 : “The Financial Flows and the Future of EU-Turkey Relations”, Hasan Cömert
This paper focuses on the role of financial flows in the future of EU-Turkey relations. The size of financial flows […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 8 : “Understanding the EU-Turkey Sectoral Trade Flows During 1990-2016: a Trade Gravity Approach”, Charilaos Mertzanis
This paper explores the determinants of bilateral trade flows between Turkey and the EU coun-tries. A trade gravity model is […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No.7 : “EU-Turkey Relations in the Midst of a Global Storm”, Pol Morillas, Melike Janine Sökmen, Akin Ünver
This paper presents the global movements, trends and actors driving EU-Turkey relations: name-ly, the global shift of power, the declining […]
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FEUTURE Newsletter No. 6 | October 2017
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 6 is accessible here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios” project, officially […]
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FEUTURE Newsletter No. 5 | July 2017
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 5 is accessible here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios” project, officially […]
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New FEUTURE Online Paper published: Turkish and European Identity Constructions in the 1815-1945 Period
This FEUTURE paper focuses on Turkey’s and Europe’s perceptions of each other in identity and cultural terms between two periods: […]
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FEUTURE Papers – Turkey’s European Future at a Crossroad: Where do we go from here?, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
In the run-up to Turkey’s April 2017 referendum on a constitutional change, which will enshrine an unprecedented concentration of power […]
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FEUTURE EU 28 Country Report: Hungary. The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios, Zoltán Egeresi and Tamás Szigetvári (IWE, Hungary)
Zoltán Egeresi is the author of the Hungary report which is part of a series on the future of EU-Turkey relations. “The […]
Read moreTurkey: The Other in an Oriental Soap Opera, Vit Benes and Kristyna Tamchynova (IIR, Czech Republic)
Vít Beneš and Kristýna Tamchynová are the authors of the Czech country report which is part of a series on […]
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FEUTURE-TRIANGLE PhD Workshop call for papers on EU-Turkey relations
Call for Papers – PhD Workshop The European Union, Turkey and its wider neighbourhood: challenges and opportunities October 17-18, 2017 […]
Read moreFEUTURE’s Newsletter No. 4 | April 2017
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 4 is accessible here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios” project, officially […]
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FEUTURE Mid-term Conference, Barcelona
On 19-20 October 2017, the FEUTURE project partners will gather in Barcelona in order to discuss their research activities and […]
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FEUTURE Scientific and Policy Advisory Board meeting takes place
On 23 March 2017, FEUTURE researchers had the chance to meet the members of the project’s Scientific Policy and Advisory […]
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FEUTURE country reports now available
The first EU 28 Country Reports are now available on the FEUTURE website. The reports, based on a common questionnaire, aim […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 3: Evolution of the EU’s and Turkey’s Security Interests, Threat Perceptions and Discourse
The FEUTURE Online Paper No. 3, authored by Soli Özel, Pol Morillas and Jakob Lindgaard, deals with the “Evolution of the […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2: Energy and Climate Strategies, Interests and Priorities of the EU and Turkey
The FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2, authored by Lorenzo Colantoni, Dicle Korkmaz, Nicolò Sartori, Mirja Schroeder, Duygu Sever-Mehmetoglu and Suhnaz Yilmaz. […]
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FEUTURE PhD Online Paper No. 1: The discursive construction of Turkey’s role for European energy security: a critical geopolitical perspective
The FEUTURE PhD Online Paper Series have been launched, with a first issue on “The discursive construction of Turkey’s role for […]
Read moreFEUTURE Steering Group meeting
Brussels, 8 February 2017 On 8 February 2017, the FEUTURE Steering Group met in Brussels in order to take stock […]
Read moreFEUTURE Stakeholder meeting
FEUTURE Stakeholder meeting “2017: a make or break year for EU-Turkey relations?”, Brussels, 8 February 2017 On 8 February 2017, […]
Read moreFEUTURE’s Newsletter No. 3 | January 2017
The FEUTURE Newsletter No. 3 is accessible here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios” project, officially […]
Read moreFEUTURE’s News Ticker December 2016
A FEUTURE’s News Ticker was published in December 2016 and is available here.
Read moreThe FEUTURE Consortium welcomes two new partners
The FEUTURE Consortium would like to warmly welcome The American University in Cairo and Sabanci University as new partners in […]
Read moreJoint Workshop of FEUTURE Work Packages 2/4 “Power: Political and security drivers”
On November 3 & 4 2016 the FEUTURE Work Packages “Political Drivers” and “Security Drivers” concluded the first round of […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No.1 “The future of EU-Turkey relations: between mutual distrust and interdependency”, Bilge Yabanci
This FEUTURE Online Paper aims to offer a forward-looking analysis of EU-Turkey relations based on three scenarios: convergence, cooperation and […]
Read moreFEUTURE’s Newsletter No. 2 | October 2016
FEUTURE’s Newsletter No. 2 was published in October 2016 and is available here. The “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey […]
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FEUTURE Working Paper “Mapping periods and milestones of past EU-Turkey relations”, Hanna-Lisa Hauge, Wolfgang Wessels, Nurdan Selay Bedir and Atila Eralp
Authors: Hanna-Lisa Hauge (University of Cologne), Wolfgang Wessels (University of Cologne), Nurdan Selay Bedir (Middle East Technical University), Atila Eralp (Middle East […]
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FEUTURE Background Paper “Turkey and the European Union: Scenarios for 2023”, Nathalie Tocci
F|EU|TU|RE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations – analyses the past, present and future drivers of the EU-Turkey relationship. In […]
Read moreFEUTURE Kick-off Conference in Istanbul, 26-27 May 2016
Taking Stock of EU-Turkey Relations: A Successful Kick-off for FEUTURE On 26 and 27 May 2016 the research project “The […]
Read moreFEUTURE Newsletter No.1 | May 2016
FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios
The new TEPSA project “FEUTURE – The Future of EU-Turkey Relations. Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios” was officially launched on 1 […]
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