THE REVISED AND UPDATED SECOND EDITION OF "TURKEY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" (2012)

The book “Turkey: Past, Present and Future”  prepared by IKV and published in December 2012 aims to provide general information about some of the most prominent social, economic, political and cultural issues, as well as foreign policy issues faced by Turkey with a particular emphasis on its relation with the European Union and its accession process. “Turkey: Past, Present and Future” was prepared by IKV researchers to shed light on issues pertaining to the history, politics and society in Turkey, that came up frequently in their daily work and contacts and were of interest to especially their European counterparts. The first edition has been updated and revised by taking into account the major changes occurring during the past  year, that have shaped Turkey and European Union’s policy.

Therefore the new book entitled “Turkey: Past, Present and Future: Revised and Updated Second Edition” tackles the latest developments related not only to the Arab Spring, the economic crisis in Europe, the Constitutional Referendum and the general election held in Turkey but also to EU affairs, Turkey-EU relations as well as developments  in the neighbouring geography. The second edition is constituted of the following chapters: “Historical Perspective”, “Religion and Secularism”, “Rights and Freedoms”, “Democracy and Civil Society”, “Political Participation”, “Education”, “Europeanness”, “Turkey’s International Relations: Recent Trends” and “Practical Concerns”.

The cover photo has been provided by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. Caner Kasapoğlu, Mert Çandır ve Cenk Düzyol have contributed to this edition with various photographs of Istanbul. In this edition some of the photographs taken by university students during the project “From Istanbul to Madrid towards Spanish Presidency” conducted by IKV in 2009 can also be found.

 Publication Number:  252