PESA Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 2528-9950 2149-8385 Politik Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Merkezi Possible Impacts and Potential Benefits from Turkey in the EU’s Enlargement Process AB Genişleme Sürecinde Türkiye’nin Olası Etkileri ve Potansiyel Faydaları Yuhannan Abdullah SAKARYA UNIVERSITY, MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE 10 01 2017 3 3 55 76 06 15 2017 10 08 2017 Copyright © 2015, PESA Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 2015 PESA Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi

EU’s enlargement is a tool for extending the bordersof European values and aiming to consolidating stability and security for thebenefit of all across the continent. Turkey, on the other hand, has madesignificant steps to become a member in the EU’s enlargement process. However,reaching for a full member are remain unsuccessful, due to many self-limiteddimensions and various arguments. The purposes of this study was to develop understandingof the arguments against Turkey’s membership and trying to answer questions,how enlargement to Turkey’s EU member is a great opportunity for the EU. Thisinvestigation focuses on various empirical studies which will analyze whetheris it valid to agree that Turkey could be an asset. Based on the findings ofthis investigation, it was concluded that the EU may benefit if it acceptsTurkey’s EU membership on social, strong economic, political and securitymatters.

AB’nin genişlemesi, Avrupa değerlerinin sınırlarını genişletmek ve tüm kıtanın menfaati için istikrar ve güvenliği sağlamayı amaçlayan bir araçtır. Öte yandan Türkiye, üye olmak adına AB’nin genişleme sürecinde önemli adımlar attı. Fakat tam üyeliğe ulaşmak, birçok kendine özgü sınırlar ve çeşitli argümanlardan dolayı başarısız olarak kalmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’nin üyeliğine karşı argümanları iyi bir şekilde anlamak ve Türkiyenin Ab üyesi olmasının AB için ne kadar iyi fırsat olduğunu soruları yanıtlayarak göstermektir. Bu araştırmanınbulgularına dayanarak, Türkiye’nin AB üyeliğini kabul edilmesi halinde AB’nin sosyal, güçlü ekonomik, siyasi ve güvenlik açısından fayda sağlayabileceği sonucuna varılmıştır.

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