The new face of Turkey: The domestic and foreign policy implications of november 2002 elections

East European Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 421-438

  Meltern, M B ^a  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 70450003740     PISSN: 00128449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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References (14)

1. Gareth Harding, "Bordering on the ridiculous: why Turkey is not a European country," European Voice 8, No. 41 (14 November 2002).
2. David Cronin, "Prodi keeps options open as Turkish victors press for their date of destiny," European Voice 8, No. 40 (7-13 November 2002), p. 13.
3. The WP case was based on the Article 68/4 of the Turkish Constitution which states that political parties cannot engage in acts that threaten the Turkish Republic and its founding principles and Article 69/6 which states that the Constitutional Court decides for the closure of a political party accused of such acts.
4. Cumhuriyet, Turkish Daily, November 5,2002.
5. Copenhagen European Council presidency conclusions, 12-13 December 2002, p.2.
6. For the history of Turkey's relations with the EU, see Meltern Muftuler-Bac, Turkey's Relations with a Changing Europe (Manchester University Press, 1997).
7. European Commission, the Regular Report on Turkey's Progress Towards Accession, Brussels, 13.11.2001, Sec (2001) 1756, p. 32.
8. In 1994, the Kurdish party, Democratic Party, was closed down for separatist activities against the Turkish state and its members were jailed for support for terrorism and separatism, Leyla Zana was among those MEPs jailed. The European Parliament repeatedly calls for the release and retry of these parliamentarians who were sentenced by State Security Courts.
9. Hurriyet, Turkish Daily newspaper, May 23,2003.
10. For more information, see Meltem Müftüler-Bac, 'Turkey's Potential Role in the EU's CESDP," Security Dialogue 31, No. 4 (December 2000): 489-502.
11. Guenther Verheugen's, Commissioner for enlargement, speech on October 17, 2001 in Brussels, http://www.deltur.cec.eu.int/english/e-news-19-ll.html.
12. Guy Chazan, 'Turkish Turnabout: Is the Army the West's enemy?," The Wall Street Journal, New York, April 24,2003: p. A15.
13. Zeynep Lule, "Oyunbozan Fransiz-French game spoiler," Hurriyet, October 30,2002.
14. Gareth Jones, "Europe offers a cautious welcome to the AKP," The Independent (London), November 5,2002: p. 11.