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Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion

Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1 30 Nisan 2020
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Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion

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This article aims to scrutinise the state of euroscepticism in Turkey with a particular focus on the shifting preferences of government, opposition and public opinion in the last decade. Building upon Yılmaz’s (2011) analysis, the article will try to make sense of the eurosceptic transformations in Turkish politics from 2008 onwards. Accordingly, first, shifting governmental discourses towards the EU will be discussed with a particular focus on how the AKP government adopted the ‘Sévres Syndrome’ as a key political tool to denigrate Europe. Second, euroscepticism in opposition parties will be scrutinised comparing the strategic eurosceptic rhetoric of the CHP with the ideologically-driven euroscepticism of the MHP. Final section will examine how Turkish public responds to the eurosceptic/pro-EU shifts in the discourses of major political parties. Overall, the article argues that euroscepticism in Turkish politics in the last decade often fluctuates between government and opposition in response to certain domestic political turning points appearing to be more strategic than ideologically-driven, more volatile than stable, and hence less and less credible. 

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Siyaset Bilimi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Nisan 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Şubat 2020

Kabul Tarihi

18 Mart 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Gülmez, S. B. (2020). Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 5(1), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.684764
AMA
1.Gülmez SB. Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion. EPF Journal. 2020;5(1):1-22. doi:10.30784/epfad.684764
Chicago
Gülmez, Seçkin Barış. 2020. “Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion”. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 5 (1): 1-22. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.684764.
EndNote
Gülmez SB (01 Nisan 2020) Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 5 1 1–22.
IEEE
[1]S. B. Gülmez, “Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion”, EPF Journal, c. 5, sy 1, ss. 1–22, Nis. 2020, doi: 10.30784/epfad.684764.
ISNAD
Gülmez, Seçkin Barış. “Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion”. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi 5/1 (01 Nisan 2020): 1-22. https://doi.org/10.30784/epfad.684764.
JAMA
1.Gülmez SB. Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion. EPF Journal. 2020;5:1–22.
MLA
Gülmez, Seçkin Barış. “Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion”. Ekonomi Politika ve Finans Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 5, sy 1, Nisan 2020, ss. 1-22, doi:10.30784/epfad.684764.
Vancouver
1.Seçkin Barış Gülmez. Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion. EPF Journal. 01 Nisan 2020;5(1):1-22. doi:10.30784/epfad.684764

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