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Title: The AKP's Reconstruction of the Kurdish Problem during the European Union Accession Process
Authors: Osma, Murat
Keywords: International Relations
Kurds - Civil Rights - Turkey
Turkey's EU Accession - Kurdish Politics - Democratic Reforms - Human Rights - The Kurdish Issue - AKP's Democratic Opening
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU)
Citation: Osma, Murat. (2012). The AKP's Reconstruction of the Kurdish Problem during the European Union Accession Process. Thesis (M.A.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of International Relations, Famagusta: North Cyprus.
Abstract: ABSTRACT: This thesis evaluates the nature of the Kurdish problem and the impact of the European Union on the AKP’s liberal democratic policies on the Kurdish problem. The Kurdish issue is a highly significant problem for Turkey. Although, the main roots of the ongoing Kurdish problem are based back in the 1980s’ the consistent failure of the nationalistic policies repeatedly employed by Turkish governments meant that the problem persisted and even worsened as the new century appproached. In the AKP period, major shifts in policy occurred, though the Kurdish question continued to be a challenge in both the domestic and international arenas. In this thesis explanation is given of the increasing internationalization of the Kurdish problem with Turkey‘s EU (European Union) accession process and evaluation is made of how the Kurdish problem was an important barrier to the progress of Turkey‘s EU path. Furthermore, this thesis examines the European Commission‘s requirement from Turkey in this area and discusses the AKPs “national program” made in order to meet the Copenhagen criteria. The AKP governments’ reform packages are evaluated in order to analyze changes in the field of human rights in Turkey. Keywords: Turkey‘s EU accession, Kurdish politics, democratic reforms, human rights, the Kurdish issue, AKP‘s “democratic opening”. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ÖZ: Bu tez Kürt probleminin yapısını ve Avrupa Birliğinin AKP’nin Kürt problemi üzerine uygulamış olduğu liberal demokratik politikalar üzerindeki etkisini incelemektedir. Kürt problemi Türkiy’nin önemli sorunlarından birisidir. Her nekadar, Kürt probleminin temelleri 1980’lere dayansa da, geçmiş hükümetlerin uygulamış olduğu başarısız milliyetçi politikalar yüzünden sorun çözülememiştir. AKP döneminde de Kürt problemi iç ve dış politika da sorun olmaya devam etmiştir. Bu tezde, Kürt problemi’nin Türkiye‘nin AB (Avrupa Birliği) sürecinde giderek artan uluslararasılaşması anlatılmaya çalışıldı ve Kürt problemi‘nin, Türkiye’nin AB stratejisi önünde insan hakları temelinde bir engel olarak ortaya çıkması konusu incelendi. Ayrıca, bu tezde Avrupa Komisyonu‘nun Türkiye’den talep etmiş olduğu değişiklikler ve AKP hükümetinin Kopenhag kriterlerini yerine getirmek için hazırlamış olduğu “ulusal program” incelenmiştir. Türkiye de insan hakları alanındaki değişimi incelemek maksadı ile AKP’nin uygulamış olduğu reform paketleri irdelenmiştir. Anahtar kelimeler: Türkiye‘nin AB katılım süreci, Kürt politikaları, demokratik reformlar, insan hakları, Kürt problemi, AKP‘nin “demokratik açılımı”.
Description: Master of Arts in International Relations. Thesis (M.A.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Dept. of International Relations, 2012. Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Altay Nevzat.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11129/236
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