TY  - JOUR
T1  - THE CUSTOMS UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF EU-TURKEY RELATIONS: AN EVALUATION OF CURRENT DEBATES
TT  - THE CUSTOMS UNION IN THE CONTEXT OF EU-TURKEY RELATIONS: AN EVALUATION OF CURRENT DEBATES
AU  - Göral, Emirhan
AU  - Dartan, Muzaffer
PY  - 2016
DA  - December
DO  - 10.29228/mjes.66
JF  - Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi
JO  - MJES
PB  - Marmara University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1301-1359
SP  - 1
EP  - 30
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - With the Decision No 1/95, EC-Turkey Association Council put the CustomsUnion between Turkey and the EU into effect, and there have been questionsconcerning its scope and functioning since then. With the increasing liberalization of trade at global scale, the EU has concluded trade agreementswith third countries and blocs, which in turn jeopardize Turkey's rights andprivileges gained by the Customs Union. In this respect, this paper analyzes thecurrent problems of the Customs Union with reference to the primary documents ofEU-Turkey relations and offers recommendations. The first part presents some details of the Ankara Agreement, which constitutes the basis forEU-Turkeyrelations. The following part analyzes challenges derived from thestructure of the association relations.Turkey's absence within the consultingand decision-making processes and gaps in the dispute resolution mechanisms are the two main challenges that complicateEU-Turkey relations. This paper argues that free trade agreements with third countries, the question of visa for Turkish nationals, and transport quota implemented to Turkish vehiclesconstitute the main obstacles against the proper functioning of the CustomsUnion. Therefore, the inclusion of Turkey to the decisions relatedto thecustoms union is necessary for a viable solution. Furthermore, this studystresses the importance of abolition of the visa regime for business purposes.Last but not least, this paper assesses that transportation quotas are in strict contradiction with the idea of a common market. In short, all these issues should be covered by a revision agreement sinceEU-Turkey relations has a sociological perspective as well as its economic and political aspects.
KW  - Customs Union
KW  - Accession Negotiations
KW  - Visa Problem for
Turkish Citizens
KW  - Transportation Quotas
KW  - EU Trade Agreements with Third
Countries
N2  - With the Decision No 1/95, EC-Turkey Association Council put the CustomsUnion between Turkey and the EU into effect, and there have been questionsconcerning its scope and functioning since then. With the increasing liberalization of trade at global scale, the EU has concluded trade agreementswith third countries and blocs, which in turn jeopardize Turkey's rights andprivileges gained by the Customs Union. In this respect, this paper analyzes thecurrent problems of the Customs Union with reference to the primary documents ofEU-Turkey relations and offers recommendations. The first part presents some details of the Ankara Agreement, which constitutes the basis forEU-Turkeyrelations. The following part analyzes challenges derived from thestructure of the association relations.Turkey's absence within the consultingand decision-making processes and gaps in the dispute resolution mechanisms are the two main challenges that complicateEU-Turkey relations. This paper argues that free trade agreements with third countries, the question of visa for Turkish nationals, and transport quota implemented to Turkish vehiclesconstitute the main obstacles against the proper functioning of the CustomsUnion. Therefore, the inclusion of Turkey to the decisions relatedto thecustoms union is necessary for a viable solution. Furthermore, this studystresses the importance of abolition of the visa regime for business purposes.Last but not least, this paper assesses that transportation quotas are in strict contradiction with the idea of a common market. In short, all these issues should be covered by a revision agreement sinceEU-Turkey relations has a sociological perspective as well as its economic and political aspects.
CR  - Agreement Establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey and the Additional Protocol (1973) Official Journal of the European Communities. Vol. 16, No. C113, December 24,  <http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/turkey/association_agreement_1964_e n.pdf>.
CR  - Akses, S. (2010) “İKV Değerlendirme Notu: AB-Güney Kore Serbest Ticaret Anlaşması ve Türkiye'deki Etkisi”,  <http://ikv.org.tr/images/upload/data /files/ikv_degerlendirme_notu_-_ab-guney_kore_serbest_ticaret_anlasmasi_ veturkiyedeki_etkisi.pdf>.
CR  - Case 2/73 Riseria Luigi Geddo v Ente Nazionale Risi,  <http://eur- lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:61973CJ0002>.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.66
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/622260
ER  -