This paper discusses political and economic aspects of Turkish accession. Under present rules, Turkey would have the … Turkey, particularly in agriculture. The main obstacles to accession are not economic, but political. Historical experience … prevents Turkey from eliminating the decisive political role of the military, giving Kurds and other minorities cultural rights …

Following Turkey’s application for EU membership in 1987, a Customs Union (CU) between Turkey and the EU, mainly … agricultural sector, Turkey also specializes in the production and exportation of relatively low-price, low-quality varieties of … asymmetric changes in the trade volumes of the incumbent countries of the EU as a result of the EU-Turkey CU. By examining …

, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey using the event study approach. Interventions are found to be effective only in the short run … Turkey. Finally, interventions are mostly sterilized in all countries except Croatia. Interventions are not much more …

Turkey triggered by EU-membership; and (iii) migration in response to the free movement of workers. Overall, the … macroeconomic implications for EU countries are small but positive. European exports increase by around 20 percent. Turkey … accession to the internal market and free movement of labour. If Turkey would succeed in reforming its domestic institutions in …

science research in recent years. In this study, we examine whether there is gender gap in voting behavior in Turkey. Using … men and women in Turkey. There are significant differences between the genders, nevertheless. In particular, the effect of …