EU-Turkey relations: the beginning of the end? / What to do about Turkey?

Unal Cevikoz, a former deputy undersecretary of the Turkish foreign ministry and former Turkish ambassador to Iraq and Britain, wrote that Turkey's integration with the EU had in 2017 entered a phase of standstill if not decline.

ESO: Background information: Turkey-EU accession talks: Sadly, the status quo is the best we have / Why the EU would still benefit from Turkish accession (EuroppBlog, August 2017, et al) http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-eu-accession-talks-sadly-the-status-quo-is-the-best-we-have-why-the-eu-would-still-benefit-from-turkish-accession/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 27.09.17: Europe’s Policy Options on Turkey http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/73228?lang=en

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 21.11.17: EU-Turkey Relations Confined to Core Priorities http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/74791?lang=en

ECFR: Essay, 04.10.17: How to reset Turkey-Europe Relations (by Ibrahim Kalin, Presidential Spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan) http://www.ecfr.eu/article/essay_how_to_reset_turkey_europe_relations_7235

ECFR: Commentary, 17.10.17: What to do about Turkey? http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_what_to_do_about_turkey_7241

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