World Unfiltered
Guest: Prof. Senem Aydın Düzgit/Sabancı University
Presenter: Prof. Scott Lucas
Timestamps:
1. Is Europe strategically important for Turkey? And is Turkey strategically important for Europe? 2.55-09.04
2. Since 1963, when Turkish association began with the European Economic Community, has the relationship been steady? Or has it had ups and downs? 09.14-13.20
3. Why didn't the EU membership process culminate in Turkish accession? 13.21-18.50
4. Why do we now have a "transactional relationship" between Turkey and the EU --- a shift in Turkish approach of "strategic depth", a shift in President Erdogan's vision of Europe, or a shift in Turkish institutions? 18.55-22.55
5. How much has Turkish cultural identity shifted in recent years regarding Europe and relations with Europeans? 23.00-27.10
6. How much does economic interaction with Europe change Turkish public attitudes, particularly within business ? 27.15-30.25
7. Is migration a barrier to or a catalyst for closer Turkish-EU relations? 30.28-37.11
8. Is there any step that the EU could take to get this beyond the transactional relationship for a more cooperative approach to the Eastern Mediterranean? 37.20-44.20
9. To what extent is President Erdogan's approach shaped by a belief that Europeans were too slow to denounce the coup attempt in 2016 and give support to the Turkish Government? 44.25
