The impact of EU-driven reforms on the political autonomy of the Turkish military

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-308

  Gürsoy, Yaprak ^a  

^a ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Civil military relations; Democratic control of the armed forces; Ergenekon; Reforms; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARMED FORCES; AUTONOMY; CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONSHIP; CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM; DEMOCRATIZATION; EUROPEAN UNION; POLITICAL REFORM;

TURKEY;

EID: 79959534264     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2011.577950     Document Type: Article

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