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This is an examination of the impact of the EU on the development of democracy inside Turkey. In particular the book shows how pressure of conditionality has been strongly exerted since 1999 and the extent of the transformative power of the EU.

This book examines the impact of European political conditionality on the process of democratization in Turkey over a twenty year period. Employing theoretical and conceptual approaches to the issue of EU conditionality, the author compares the case of Turkey to that of other European nations.

Arguing that Turkey became vulnerable to the European conditionality when it applied for membership in 1987, he shows how the political reforms demanded of Turkey were not fully carried out as the EU had not in essence accepted Turkey as an official candidate during this period. The...