Aybar, C. BulentMergen, A. ErhanPerotti, VictorReid, David McHardy2010-10-272010-10-272007-09https://hdl.handle.net/10474/1245Author's OriginalPrevious studies on Turkey’s possible accession to the European Union have mostly focused on the level of support for membership as expressed by Turkish citizens. The purpose of this paper is to shed some light on the specific expectations and perceptions of the Turks about the EU membership process, focusing on economic development, democratic progress, economic and political stability, and cultural influence. In both the focus group studies and the final survey, the authors targeted people who have some knowledge about the EU accession process and EU membership, namely, academics and business people.348504 bytesen-USPublisher retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibitedTurkeyEuropean Unioninternational relationsArticleapplication/pdf