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Duygu Bazoglu Sezer

Duygu Bazoglu Sezer is a Professor of International Relations at Bilkent University in Ankara. He is the director and founder of the International Dialogue and Cooperation Studies Center.

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“Thanks to Kemalism, Turkey Has Advanced On EU Reform”

by Duygu Bazoglu Sezer

16 September 2005

Turkey entered the 21st century with a great project: getting reformed to be accepted by EU. Turkey first approached EU (then EEC) in 1964, and continues to get closer to adhesion. In 1999, the possibility for the Turkish adhesion was recognized. Since 2001, the Turkish system has been broadly (…)