Translated title: Possible membership of Turkey to European Union and its economic aspects
Authors: Dandul, Hamit Onur ; Kučerová, Irah (advisor) ; Plechanovová, Běla (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2014
Language: eng
Abstract: This study argues that the slow progress of Turkey in the accession to the European Union is not simlpy due to a failure to comply with the "official" membership criteria. It is argued that European attitude towards these official requirements represents a double standard, which can be searched in the context of unspoken cultural and religious fears, that do not exist in the official criteria. It is argued that there are many positive reasons to Turkey's accession to the EU. There is the aspect of energy- security, demography, acting as a bridge between the West and the East, and keeping the European Union away from being Eurocentric. However, seen the recent developments in Turkey's accession negotiations with the EU, the current political climate in Europe suggests that cultural homogeneity of the European Union remains a strong desire. Turkey, being the "Other", suffers the consequences of this. And while Turkey can make changes to its economy and political system to fulfil the EU's accession criteria, there are two 'givens' that cannot be changed-namely, religion/culture and geography/physical location. Thus, understanding these fixed characteristics of Turkey, and their perception by the European Union is crucially important in understanding the European Union - Turkey process overall.
Keywords: differences between the regions and resources; economic characteristics of the Union and Turkey; social and demographic structure; ekonomické znaky Unie a Turecka; rozdíly mezi regiony a zdroji; sociální a demografická struktura

Institution: Charles University Faculties (theses) (web)
Document availability information: Available in the Charles University Digital Repository.
Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11956/69842

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