Publication

Sep 2012

The author of this commentary argues that the EU's leverage on human rights issues in Turkey may have diminished since the de facto suspension of accession negotiations, but it is not negligible. Turkish political reforms may have accelerated at the start of the century because of the country's EU membership bid. However, a major impetus for reform has come from the rising expectations of large parts of Turkish society.

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Author Michael Leigh
Series IAI Global Turkey in Europe Commentaries
Issue 4
Publisher Istanbul Policy Center (IPC)
Copyright © 2012 Istituto Affari Internazionali
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