A study entitled “The free movement of services: Turkey-EU accession negotiations and the revision of the Customs Union” (in Turkish) written by IKV Junior Researcher Büşra Çatır was published in May 2016.

The publication covers five main topics which can be described as follows: the free movement of services in the EU, the mutual recognition of professional qualifications, the free movement of services within Turkey’s EU accession process, the new trends in global trade with a focus on the service sector and the challenges and opportunities presented with the inclusion of the services in the scope of Turkey-EU Customs Union.

This analysis of the legislation and practices in the EU will help better assess Turkey’s alignment level in the area of free movement of services. Furthermore, the presentation of the various possible scenarios on how to integrate the service sector in the Customs Union will help also better understand the opportunities and the challenges ahead for Turkey. This publication which gives an insight of the situation of the Turkish services sector will constitute an important source within Turkey’s EU accession process and the revision of the Customs Union.