TY - JOUR T1 - THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY'S MEMBERSHİP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION TT - THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY'S MEMBERSHİP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AU - Sayarı, Sabri PY - 2003 DA - May DO - 10.1501/Intrel_0000000073 JF - The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations PB - Ankara Üniversitesi WT - DergiPark SN - 0544-1943 SP - 167 EP - 176 IS - 34 LA - en AB - Washington's support for Ankara on the issue of Turkish membership in the EU became part of the agenda of U.S.-Turkish bilateral relations in the late 1980s. However, it was during the course of the next decade that American officials began to engage in intensive lobbying efforts among key U.S. allies in Europe to promote Turkey's EU aspirations. This article is analyzing the motives behind the US support for Turkey's bid for membership in the EU and the differences in the approaches betvveen the US and the EU on this issue. KW - EU KW - Turkish-US relations KW - Turkish-EU relations KW - Turkish foreign policy KW - US Foreign Policy KW - EU-US relations. UR - https://doi.org/10.1501/Intrel_0000000073 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/845105 ER -