TY - JOUR T1 - THE CUSTOMS UNION: A FINAL STEP BEFORE TURKEY'S ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION? TT - THE CUSTOMS UNION: A FINAL STEP BEFORE TURKEY'S ACCESSION TO THE EUROPEAN UNION? AU - Kabaalioğlu, Haluk A. PY - 1998 DA - June DO - 10.29228/mjes.314 JF - Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi JO - MJES PB - Marmara Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 1301-1359 SP - 113 EP - 140 VL - 6 IS - 1 LA - en AB - The Ankara Agreement, establishing an association between Turkey and the EC, envisions the customs union as a step towards a fuller integration. Nevertheless, Turkey did not appear on the list of candidate countries whose accession is being considered in the forthcoming accession negotiations. The Article explains the rea- sons as to why a customs union was achieved and the ways it is implemented as well as the contents and the institutional aspects of this unique relationship. The au- thor believes that the customs union is not a permanent stage and disintegration may occur unless the two sides proceed to further integration. KW - THE CUSTOMS UNION KW - EU KW - TURKEY N2 - The Ankara Agreement, establishing an association between Turkey and the EC, envisions the customs union as a step towards a fuller integration. Nevertheless, Turkey did not appear on the list of candidate countries whose accession is being considered in the forthcoming accession negotiations. The Article explains the rea- sons as to why a customs union was achieved and the ways it is implemented as well as the contents and the institutional aspects of this unique relationship. The au- thor believes that the customs union is not a permanent stage and disintegration may occur unless the two sides proceed to further integration. UR - https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.314 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1514 ER -