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Turkey won’t join EU in near future

byALEX SHANER
October 10, 2013
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Column by Alex Shaner

AlexShaner-w2000-h2000The European Union (EU) has become one of the most prominent multilateral and regional governmental institutions of all time.

Citing collective defense, economic, social, political and environmental concerns, 28 states have banded together since the end of World War II to create a lasting forum for economic and political collaboration on a level not currently seen.

With the formation of a common currency, the Euro, the EU always has been looking for further interests and expansion of membership and ideals.

With this lucrative organization, many states are seeking membership and the benefits that come with such a membership.

One country in particular, Turkey, has been negotiating membership since the late 1960s.

Can Turkey complete the membership requirements and more importantly, will it be a “fit” within the EU?

I believe Turkey would make an excellent addition to shakeup the very “stuffy” EU.

However, with the current system of membership and the geo-political differences, Turkey will not be admitted for the foreseeable future for a variety of reasons.

Location, location, location. While several states including Cyprus lie beyond geographical Europe, Turkey’s geographic importance is not continental.

While it is true that Turkey is technically in Europe, only one-fourth of the country is located “in Europe.”

Geography does not always equate membership, however, in an “European” Union, it would make sense to actually be in Europe, or at least a majority.

Being on the same continent allows states to share common security concerns, environmental impacts and sense of a shared fate in collective decisions of the continent.

Second, there is a tremendous difference in culture between Turkey and the rest of the EU. An obvious difference, religion, can determine morals, political positions and cultural continuity between members.

The predominant religion in Europe, Christianity, allows for similar moral and ethical positions between the states.

While there are sizable Islam and Hindu populations within Europe, they are concentrated in urban areas and are not the majority of the population, as well as the governing beliefs as in the Church of England, for example.

This is not to say just because the majority of Turkey practices Islam, that it cannot be in the EU.

Several of the requirements within the “Chapters” of membership call for religious tolerance and freedom of expression, which currently is a problem within Turkey’s civil rights.

Besides the previous reasons, the membership process is quite lengthy, and the candidate’s status is defined into 35 chapters.

All of these areas must be completed and the guidelines met in order to be granted membership.

Out of the 35 chapters, Turkey has completed one.

Only 15 chapters are currently open, and most of them became open in 2007. The chapters range from science and technology, freedoms and liberties, free movement of capital and environmental sustainability.

These issues specifically with governing will take years for Turkey to make some effort.

While the EU can benefit from cultural diversity, the current political situation in Turkey and the lack of progress on the application process, the accession of Turkey to the EU will not happen for the foreseeable future if at all.

Shaner is a senior international relations and politics double major and can be reached at alexander.shaner@drake.edu

Tags: European UnionInternational RelationsStudent PerspectiveTurkey

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  1. Deborah Cerivoli says:
    9 years ago

    Turkey ought to be pressured by the West to adapt itself to European standards, otherwise Turkey will be a problematic neighbour and create significant tensions for Europe and the West.

  2. Carax says:
    9 years ago

    Not sure what dumbed-down audience you had in mind when you wrote this but living for thirty years in various countries in Europe I find this article to be somewhat naive and more than a bit simplistic.

    Obviously you have not heard or read much about the financial and social damaged caused by the single currency imposed upon populations through their corrupt leaders and their ties with the Brussels EU. Take a look at the templates such as Greece and Cyprus and maybe you might understand. The common dream of a European Union was good in the beginning but the dream was destroyed by the business-financial-elite. Like America, Europe is also headed toward becoming a ruler-serf society. The single currency fulfills only one function; to serve as chains to enslave millions of Europeans to economic dictatorship. Your country is already a mess and a police state under economic dictatorship and Europe is following suit. Soon TAFTA will arrive on these shores too and Europeans will also be able to enjoy genetically modified crops, chloronated chickens, and hormone-treated beef as Americans do. And it looks like the Brussels EU, its unelected commission, will let the corporations in the near future do this – all at the expense of EU citizens which will translate to higher taxes, diminished social protection and bad and unhealthy food. So much for democracy. And we will soon be marching down the dystopian hell America is currently in.

    “This is not to say just because the majority of Turkey practices Islam, that it cannot be in the EU.” Sharia already exists in the EU and can be found in various enclaves throughout Europe. Freedom of religion here means freedom of religion for Muslims, who are free to demonize Christians but not the other way around. In The Netherlands, if a cartoonist draws a Muhammad, you can be sure the radical Muslims in that country will be rioting quickly and the state police at the door of the cartoonist to arrest him. But Muslims are free to spit upon Christianity any time they please. It seems to me, you haven’t the slightest idea of what has been happening here for the last thirty years.

    Nevertheless, I wish you the best with your currently dysfunctional democracy. Here, we don’t even have a US Constitution to fall back on.

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