TY  - JOUR
T1  - TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION CONVERGING OR DRIFTING APART?
TT  - TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION CONVERGING OR DRIFTING APART?
AU  - Kabaalioğlu, Haluk
PY  - 1999
DA  - December
DO  - 10.29228/mjes.301
JF  - Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi
JO  - MJES
PB  - Marmara Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1301-1359
SP  - 109
EP  - 165
VL  - 7
IS  - 1&2
LA  - en
AB  - The aim of this paper is not to go into the details of the historical background of Turkey'srelations with other European countries or participation in various organisations. However, afew highlights may be appropriate as an introduction.An English Quaker, William Penn, published a book in 1693 which was entitled "An EssayToward the Present and Future Peace of Europe" where he proposed the gathering of asovereign European "Diet" or "Imperial". Penn noted that there would be 90 seats in this"Common Assembly" and allocated them among the prospective member Stfites: Germany 12,France and Spain 10, Italy 8, England 6, etc. Penn added that Turkey, if it wished, could joinin this new organisation with 10 seats. What is important in this project is that it was made inthe heyday of the Ottoman Empire by a Christian religious leader underlying the fact that aEuropean organisation cannot be envisaged without the participation of Turkey. He may havebeen so disappointed with.the subsequent events that he crossed the ocean and establishedthe state of Pennsylvania. (On the other hand, some sources claim that Penn had aprecondition for Turkish entry : Converting from Islam to Christianity. Although I have beenunable to verify that claim, if that is true, then the Christian Democratic Parties of Europe(EPP), after their Brussels Summit in March 1997, rejecting Turkey's accession on grounds ofreligion followed up the same line.)
KW  - TURKEY
KW  - EU
KW  - CONVERGING
N2  - -The aim of this paper is not to go into the details of the historical background of Turkey'srelations with other European countries or participation in various organisations. However, afew highlights may be appropriate as an introduction.An English Quaker, William Penn, published a book in 1693 which was entitled "An EssayToward the Present and Future Peace of Europe" where he proposed the gathering of asovereign European "Diet" or "Imperial". Penn noted that there would be 90 seats in this"Common Assembly" and allocated them among the prospective member Stfites: Germany 12,France and Spain 10, Italy 8, England 6, etc. Penn added that Turkey, if it wished, could joinin this new organisation with 10 seats. What is important in this project is that it was made inthe heyday of the Ottoman Empire by a Christian religious leader underlying the fact that aEuropean organisation cannot be envisaged without the participation of Turkey. He may havebeen so disappointed with.the subsequent events that he crossed the ocean and establishedthe state of Pennsylvania. (On the other hand, some sources claim that Penn had aprecondition for Turkish entry : Converting from Islam to Christianity. Although I have beenunable to verify that claim, if that is true, then the Christian Democratic Parties of Europe(EPP), after their Brussels Summit in March 1997, rejecting Turkey's accession on grounds ofreligion followed up the same line.)
UR  - https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.301
L1  - http://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1499
ER  -