The impact of 'democratization in the context of the EU accession process' on Turkish foreign policy

This essay analyses the process, style and outcome dimensions of Turkish foreign policy in the 1990s in the light of the 'democratization alongside the European Union [EU] accession process'. Two possible independent variables are compared and contrasted: the democratization process per se and the democratization as taking place within the context of Turkey's Europeanization process. The main questions addressed are: in which ways has Turkey's democratization alongside the EU accession process impacted on Turkey's foreign policy and why has the increasing quality of Turkish democratization per se not produced pro-EU Turkish foreign policy outcomes in relation to the Cyprus and European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) issues. © 2004 Taylor and Francis Ltd