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Item Open Access National identity, citizenship and pluralism in Turkey: the turban question(1997) Gençoğlu, FundaThe contemporary process of globalization involves a tension between cultural helerogenization and cultural homogenization which has made the relationship between the nation-state and its members a problematical issue. It is out of this context that the modern , liberal-democratic notion of citizenship has become focus of attention for the students of political science. The modern, liberal-democratic idea of citizenship is based upon a distinction between public and private which embraces the principle of equality before the law in the public while relegating all particularities and differences to the private. This thesis tries to explain the “turban question” in Turkey by contextualizing it with reference to the points raised by the contemporary critics of modern, liberal-democratic conception of citizenship.Item Open Access Turkey's rejection by the European Union due to human rights violations and democracy(2000) Gürer, GünizThis thesis addresses the reasons for Turkey’s rejection by the European Union focusing on the issues of human rights violations and democratic instability. The proposition that these political issues are the basis for EU's refusal to admit Turkey to the Union, is developed by means of an analysis of Europe’s historic movement towards ever greater political integration, Turkey’s relations with Europe during its separate historical development, and the sometimes conflicting European/Turkish views on the concept of human rights and the role of the military in Turkish politics. Finally, survey material is utilized to illustrate that the European Union is widely viewed in Turkey as primarily an economic rather than political entity, a finding which may help explain the apparent discrepancy in opinion between Turkey and Europe regarding European rejection of the Turkish bid to join the Union.