The Turkish perspective on the European integration: ideological and social motivations of non-integration
The Turkish perspective on the European integration: ideological and social motivations of non-integration

Summary/Abstract: The Republic of Turkiye is the state that has the longest EU candidature, due to several events and policies that led to the prolongation of the process. The country's internal and implicitly external profile have faced significant changes from the 1923 moment when the Republic of Turkiye was founded, having a great impact on the Turkish society. We shall focus our attention on the ideological dimension, i.e. extendedly the set of ideas - social, cultural and political - that motivate Turks' non-integration. These aspects are related to: doctrines, identity, religion, political ideology. The main objective of this paper is to present and analyse some of the most important ideological motivations from the Turkish perspective regarding the European integration. We shall, therefore, present not only why Turkiye is not a member state, but also and most importantly, the way in which the motivations are rooted in the Turkish perception.

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