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Turkey and Europe in a Historic Context

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  • Erhun Kula

    (Prof. Dr. Erhun Kula, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Bahcesehir University, Besiktas, Istanbul. E-mail: erhun.kula@bahcesehir.edu.tr)

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Despite well advanced negotiations in the European Union regarding the full Turkish membership recently some powerful European politicians as well as others have expressed reservations about it which came as a shock to many in Europe and beyond. Turkey started negotiations with the EU in 1959 (has been the only non-member country with a customs union) and is still waiting to become a full member. The main argument of the opposing politicians appears to be that Turkey is not really a European country. This paper looks at the history of Europe and Turkey and concludes that the two are inseparably linked. Some politicians see the European Union as a Christian club and thus the spiritual disposition of the Turks appears to be the real problem for them.

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  • Erhun Kula, 2009. "Turkey and Europe in a Historic Context," Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, , vol. 20(3-4), pages 203-219, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jinter:v:20:y:2009:i:3-4:p:203-219
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