Through the looking glass: Turkey in Europe
Author(s)
Date
2000Source Title
Turkish Studies
Print ISSN
1468-3849
Electronic ISSN
1743-9663
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
21 - 35
Language
English
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Abstract
This article discusses Turkey's role in Europe as a question of identity. As Europe reinvents itself along ethnic, cultural, and to a certain extent, racial lines, European perceptions of the "Turk" constitute serious obstacles to Turkey's integration into Europe. Turkey's hopes for full membership in the EU are far from being materialized because of questions regarding Turkey's Europeanness.