Answers the questions of the Turks' opinion on European and Turkish identity; Cyprus; the role of the generals; human rights problems; the Kurds; religion; the pros and cons of Turkish association with the EU.

Auteur

Cornell, Erik

Résumé
Answers the questions: what is the background to issues in external and internal politics? What is the Turks' opinion on European and Turkish identity? On Cyprus? On the role of the generals? Why do human rights problems linger on? What is behind the Kurdish question? Is Turkey religiously split? What are the pros and cons of Turkish association with the EU?

Contenu

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Holy Roman Empire of the Islamic Nation; Chapter 3 Turkish Domestic Politics during the Republic; Chapter 4 Some Issues in Domestic Politics; Chapter 5 The Özal Era; Chapter 6 The Role of the Armed Forces in Domestic Politics; Chapter 7 The Protection of the Constitution vs Citizens' Rights; Chapter 8 The Problems of Human Rights in the Light of History; Chapter 9 Religious Affairs; Chapter 10 The Alevis: A Distinctively Turkish Religious Group; Chapter 11 The Intractable Kurdish Problem; Chapter 12 Guerrilla Warfare; Chapter 13 The Rise of the New Turkic Republics; Chapter 14 Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia; Chapter 15 Turkey and the Armenian Question; Chapter 16 Turkey's Path Towards the European Union;