Turkey and Europe
Challenges and opportunities
The enlargement of the European Union is among the major processes of European
integration, and the Republic of Turkey is at the root of the most heated controversies
among all candidate countries - one reason being that its candidacy brings into focus the
problems which Europe itself is faced with.
This book is about decades of Turkey's turbulent relations with the EU (previously,
with the EC) and the country's importance for the bloc.
A collection articles by Polish writers-political scientists, Turkish-studies experts
and analysts, taking up various aspects of Turkey's internal and external policies - it
offers valuable insights and projections which will be found useful not only by
specialists in the field, but also all those interested in the complexities and
intricacies of things Turkish.
Abbreviations
Marcin Zaborowski
Turkey: Europe’s Frontier State
Adam Szymański
Introduction
Part One Obstacles on Turkey’s Road to the European Union
Joanna Bocheńska
Turkish EU Accession from the Kurdish Perspective
Agnieszka Zastawna-Templin
The Practice of Banning Political Parties in Turkey in the Context of the Country’s
EU Accession Process
Kamil Zajączkowski
The Economic Determinants of Turkey’s Accession to the EU
Adam Szymański
Religion as an Unofficial EU Membership Criterion: The Case of Turkey
Przemysław Osiewicz
The Cyprus Issue and Its Impact on Turkey’s Accession Negotiations with the
European Union after 2004
Artur Adamczyk
The Cypriot Dispute: The Position of Greek Cypriots
Part Two Turkey’s External Relations and Their Significance for the
European Union
Joanna Sztubert
The Significance of Turkey in the European Union’s Relations with the Middle
East
Konrad Zasztowt
The Turkey-South Caucasus Relationship and Its Importance to the EU
Tomasz Żornaczuk
Turkey’s Western Balkans Policy and Its Importance for the Country’s Relations
with the EU
Justyna Misiągiewicz
Turkey’s Policy towards Central Asian States and Its Significance for the
European Union
Jakub Kumoch
The Idea of the Mediterranean Union: An Attempt to Curb Turkey’s European
Ambitions
Ernest Wyciszkiewicz
Turkey’s Energy Policy: Implications for the European Union
Adam Szymański
Conclusion
Contributors
Index of Personal Names
298 pages, Paperback