Katılımın Azalan Cazibesi: Türkiye’nin AB Üyeliğinin Zayıflayan Gerekliliğinin Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin ucu açık üyelik kabul sürecinin uzun yıllar devam etmesine gerek kalmadığını, çünkü ülkenin geçen süre içerisinde siyasi, ekonomik ve sosyal bağlamda kendine yetebilecek düzeye geldiğini öne sürmektedir. Ancak bazı temel sorunların devam ettiğini de kabul etmektedir. Çalışma, Türkiye’nin üyeliğinin önündeki engelleri sıraladıktan sonra asıl tartışma konusu olan üyeliğin ne kadar gerekli olduğu tartışmasına girmektedir. Çalışmaya göre üyelik iki nedenden dolayı geçmişteki kadar gerekli değildir. İlk olarak AB üyeliğinin eskisi kadar cazip olmadığını iddia etmektedir. İkinci neden olarak da Türkiye’nin son yıllarda kat ettiği yolun üyeliğe olan ihtiyacı azalttığını öne sürmektedir. Çalışma özetle, Türkiye’nin AB üyelik sürecinin zaman ve efor kaybettirdiğini iddia etmekte ve çözüm olarak Türkiye’nin AB’ye karşı olan duruşunu gözden geçirmesi gerektiğini ve süreci kendisinin yönetmesi gerektiğini öne sürmektedir. Ayrıca AB’nin bazı Türkiye karşıtı tezlerinin dikkate alınması gerektiğini vurgulamaktadır. Çalışmanın hazırlanmasında kalitatif araştırma yöntemi kullanılmış ve literatür taraması yapılarak konu ile ilgili akademik görüşler ve anket sonuçlarından istifade edilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Türkiye
• AB
• Hükümetlerarası Örgütler
• Uluslararası Aktörler
• Dış Politika

The Fading Lure of Accession: Assessing the Diminishing Necessity of Türkiye’s EU Membership

Öz

The study argues that Türkiye’s open-ended accession process does not have to last for more decades since Türkiye’s current economic, social and even political circumstances have positively transformed in the course of time though there are some basic problems that must be resolved. The study contends that Türkiye’s EU membership is not as necessary as it was in the past, and bases its argument on two assertions. First, the EU’s attraction for accession has faded recently. Second, Türkiye’s advancements in various areas have made it to be self-sufficient. More briefly, the problem the study focuses on is that Türkiye’s prolonged EU membership process consumes time and efforts. The study’s argument is that the Turkish side should revise its position against the EU and steer the process itself as conditions have changed in favor of Türkiye. It also supports some of EU’s pretexts for not accepting Türkiye as a member and argues that the Turkish side should consider them in its accession process. The study utilizes a qualitative research method, incorporating a literature review to benefit from various existing views and statistics about the topic.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Türkiye
• EU
• Intergovernmental Organizations
• International Actors
• Foreign Policy

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