Turkey Today
A European Country?
Published on 15. June 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-84331-173-7 (ISBN)
Description
What place does Turkey occupy in the world today? Is it a bridge between Asia and Europe, or a bridgehead? Is Turkey part of Europe? In spite of the fine sentiments of Brussels and the desire displayed by all Turkish administrations for the past 15 years to become part of the EU, a game of bluff seems to be unfolding, marked by postponements, hesitations and unspoken agenda. But this bureaucratic approach masks other pressing issues such as the question of military power, Islam, the Kurdish questions, Cyprus and immigration.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
4+ maps and figures
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84331-173-7 (9781843311737)
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Olivier Roy is Director of Research at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). He has been Head of the OSCE's Mission for Tajikistan (1993-94) Consultant for UNOCA (United Nations Office of the Coordinator for Afghanistan) in 1988. His latest book is 'Globalized Islam' (Columbia University Press, 2004.) He has also published 'Les illusions du 11 septembre et l'Islam mondialise' (Seuil, 2002).
Content
List of Contributors; Chronology; Human Rights, Conventions Ratified by Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania; Introduction: Turkey on the Road to Europe; Discussion: Turkey - A World Apart, or Europe's New Frontier; Turkey - A Democracy Under Control?; The Turkish Economy Between Neo-Liberalism and the Weight of Statism; Islam in Turkey: A 'Secular Muslim' State; Turkey and the European Union: From Migration to Integration?; Can the Kurdish Question be Resolved within Europe?; Contexts: The Ottoman Empire; Mustafa Kemal Atatuerk; The Genesis of the Idea of Europe; The Idea of Europe Since 1945; The Armenian Genocide; The Cypriot Question; Makarios III; Bibliography; Further Internet Resources; Glossary; Index