Can a NATO ally and candidate for accession also be an adversary? EU leaders and institutions have always seen Ankara […]
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Tag: EU-Turkey
“Turkey-EU Relations before the March Summit: the Way Forward?”, Nilgün Arısan-Eralp, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Atila Eralp, E. Fuat Keyman and Çiğdem Nas (IPC, Turkey)
Tensions in Turkey-EU relations subsided toward the end of 2020 following the Turkish government’s positive engagement with the EU and […]
Read moreVIADUCT Newsletter No. 11 – May 2020
The VIADUCT Newsletter No. 11 – May 2020 is out! In this newsletter you will find: The EDITORIAL by Prof. Meltem Müftüler-Baç […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Economic Flows between the EU and Turkey: A Dynamic Perspective on Conflictual Cooperation”, Erkan Erdil and Ibrahim Semih Akçomak
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Economic Flows between the EU and Turkey: A Dynamic Perspective on […]
Read moreVIADUCT Newsletter No. 10 – February 2020
The VIADUCT Newsletter No. 10 – February 2020 is out! In this newsletter you will find: The EDITORIAL by Dr. Ebru Turhan […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Turkish public opinion and the EU: erosion of trust”, Özgehan Şenyuva
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Turkish public opinion and the EU: erosion of trust” written by Özgehan […]
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 […]
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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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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 […]
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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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“Bottom-up Approaches to EU–Turkey Migration Cooperation: A Call for Sustainable, Principled, Fair and Inclusive Governance”, Asli Selin Okyay (IAI, Italy)
Based on stakeholder consultations in Turkey, this report examines civil society actors’ views on policy issues regarding migration and mobility, […]
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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 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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“Services: A Key Element in Upgrading the EU-Turkey Customs Union?”, Anja Palm (IAI, Italy)
In The Global Turkey in Europe (GTE) project established a platform to discuss and analyse the rapid transformation of Turkey […]
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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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Containing the Refugee Crisis: How the EU Turned the Balkans and Turkey into an EU Borderland, Jonathan Zaragoza-Cristiani (IAI, Italy)
in: “The International Spectator”, 52:4 The events that took place during the 2015-16 refugee crisis in the southeastern EU region boosted […]
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The EU-Turkey Deal One Year On: A Delicate Balancing Act, Laura Batalla Adam (IAI, Italy)
in: “The International Spectator”, 52:4, Now in its sixth year, the war in Syria has triggered the largest humanitarian and […]
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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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VIADUCT project: the first Newsletter is out!
In this Newsletter you will find: The first VIADUCT editorial by Prof. Wolfgang Wessels & Dr. Funda Tekin Past and upcoming activities from our network The latest publications […]
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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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“A Resilience Approach to a Failed Accession State: The Case of Turkey”, Sinan Ülgen (IAI, Italy)
The concept of “building resilience” in Turkey can be defined as improving the capacity of institutions and society to withstand […]
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Two to tango: the unchanging complexity of Turkey-EU relations, Ilke Toygür (Elcano Institute)
Another European Council meeting went by, with no substantial changes regarding Turkey-EU relations. Despite the very high degree of criticism […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 4: 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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Thinking out of the Accession Box: The Potential and Limitations of Internal and External Differentiated Integration Between Turkey and the EU, Ebru Turhan (CIFE)
Ebru Turhan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Vice-Director of the Institute of Social Sciences at the Turkish-German University […]
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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 […]
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The Potential Advantages and Synergies of an EU-Turkey Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation; Ágota Dávid and Tamás Szigetvári (IWE, Hungary)
In this research paper, Ágota Dávid and Tamás Szigetvári analyse the benefits of cooperation between the European Union and Turkey in 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 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 […]
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The Refugee Debate in Central and Eastern Europe: Can the EU-Turkey Deal Survive Without Intra EU Convergence on Relocation and Resettlement?, Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
The Global Turkey in Europe (GTE) project aims at establishing a platform to discuss and analyse the rapid transformation of […]
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One Year On: An Assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement on Refugees, Ilke Toygür and Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
In 2015 the EU faced one of the most severe crises in its entire history. The refugee flows from the […]
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The Migration Paradox and EU-Turkey Relations, Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
Since the beginning of the Arab uprisings in 2011 and as a result of growing instability in the region, migration […]
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The EU-Turkey March 2016 Agreement As a Model: New Refugee Regimes and Practices in the Arab Mediterranean and the Case of Libya, Peter Seebert (IAI, Italy)
Taking as its point of departure the EU-Turkey agreement of March 2016 regarding refugees and migrants, this paper analyses the […]
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