Keywords: EU - Turkey Relations
Nilgün Arısan Eralp - "The Outlook for EU-Turkey Relations" TEPAV - EU Institute Director Nilgün Arısan Eralp authored the twelfth issues of the Turkey Policy Brief Series
24/01/2014
"Although the fiftieth anniversary of Turkey-EU relations came and went without notice, the end of 2013 appeared to herald glimmers of hope for the relationship between the two parties. Although neither seemed to have made their mind up rega
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Has the Negotiation Process Become Credible Now? Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp
05/03/2013
"The negotiation process of Turkey with the EU has been stalling since June 2010. There has not been any single chapter that has been opened since then. However the positive expectations started to emerge both in the EU and Turkish circles with
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Looking Beyond the 2012 Progress Report for Turkey Evaluation Note / Nilgün Arısan Eralp
30/10/2012
"One does not need to have very strong analytical skills to claim that the relations between Turkey and the European Union (EU) are at an impasse and there does not seem to be a way out in short term. However it is almost impossible to have a str
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EU Enlargement Discussed at Prague TEPAV Director Sak stated that enhancing Turkey’s integration with the EU was critical for triggering a structural transformation of the economy.
22/10/2012
PRAGUE – In a meeting held in the context of the Prague Enlargement Dialogue organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, TEPAV Director Güven Sak spoke about the benefits of the EU accession process for Turkey and way
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Business Bridges with the EU: TEPAV to Monitor 3rd Countries The project announced with a conference in Istanbul will match companies from the EU and Turkey with counterparts from Egypt, Tunisia and Palestine.
01/10/2012
ANKARA/ISTANBUL – TEPAV analyzed the potential of Egypt, Tunisia and Palestine for economic and trade cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Turkey in third countries. The Business Bridges Initiative will carry out trilateral matchma
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Is the EU Still Relevant for Turkey? Evaluation Note / Neva Sadıkoğlu
13/09/2012
"Turks increasingly do not believe that their country will ever be admitted to the European Union. A new study by the German Turkish Foundation for Education and Scientific Research shows that only 17% of Turks believe that Turkey will become an EU
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Interviews with the Industrial Relations Stakeholders Have Started The interviews are planned to be completed in July 2012.
28/06/2012
ANKARA - As a part of the project activities for “The Economic Crisis Impact on Industrial Relations National System in Turkey: Policy Responses as Key Recovery Tools”, the project team in Turkey have started one-on-one interviews with the proj
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Six EU Member and Candidate Countries Examine the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Industrial Relations… Experts from partner organizations, including TEPAV will come together with the social stakeholders in Brussels in July as a part of the EU Project.
27/06/2012
ANKARA – In the scope of the Project titled "The Economic Crisis Impact on Industrial Relations National Systems: Policy Responses As Key Recovery Tools", experts from the six partner countries will travel to Brussels to take part in a 5-day
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The Possibility of “Transformational Partnership” Between Turkey and the EU: Will “Opportunity” Become Reality? Policy Note/Nilgün Arısan Eralp
15/05/2012
"Although both Turkey and the European Union have accepted the need to respond to the turbulent transformation process in the Arab world – albeit with a certain amount of delay – they have not yet approached the region jointly, an alternative o
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“EU-Turkey Relations: Towards Visa Liberalization?” TEPAV organized a meeting in partnership with the ESI that wants to use its experience in the Western Balkans to help initiate a visa liberalization process for Turkey.
06/12/2011
ANKARA – TEPAV organized a roundtable meeting on November 6, 2011, Tuesday in partnership with European Stability Initiative (ESI), a think-tank that has conducted a major project on visa liberalization for the Western Balkans and contributed to
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