Turkey-European Union Relations in a Global Perspective

Governance of Turkey-EU Relations in Turkey

Nilgün Arısan Eralp
Director of the European Union Institute TEPAV - The Economic Policy and Research Foundation of Turkey
MEDIATE, 8 May 2022

Arısan Eralp presents a brief history of the institutional structure of coordination of Turkey’s preparations for EU membership. The institutional settlements for dealing with Turkey’s relationship with the EU is delivered starting from the pre-candidacy period. Arısan Eralp finalizes her words with an assessment of the functioning of the recent institutional units in the Directorate of EU Affairs.

 

Outline of the Video Presentation

Introduction

Pre-candidacy period

Inter-institutional dispute in international relations theory

Institutional settlement for dealing with Turkey’s relationship with the EU

Renegotiation of the Customs Union process

Impact of the announcement of Turkey as a candidate for accession to the institutional setting

Transformation of the Secretary-General for EU Affairs to the Ministry of EU Affairs in 2011

Abolishment of the Ministry of EU Affairs in 2018 and changing into a directorate

A brief assessment of the functioning of the institutional units in the Directorate of EU Affairs