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Europe: Still the “Desired Land”? by HEINZ KRAMER

“…Newly arisen issues notwithstanding, the relationship with the European Union remained Turkey’s most important foreign policy concern in the 1990s. This is not…”
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Table of Contents by HEINZ KRAMER

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The Balkans: Old Challenges, New Opportunities by HEINZ KRAMER

“…Like central asia, the Balkans has been a region in which possibilities of active Turkish engagement have been limited for decades because of the cold war…”
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Foreword by Michael H. Armacost

“…During a recent visit to Europe, President Clinton emphasized the importance of Turkey, both in Europe and for shaping the future of the critical region that…”
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Relations with Greece and the Cyprus Problem by HEINZ KRAMER

“…Perhaps the strongest continuity in Turkey’s foreign relations after the end of the bipolar international system has been in relations with Greece and its…”
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Front Matter by HEINZ KRAMER

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PART TWO Introduction by HEINZ KRAMER

“…The international sea change following the end of the cold war vastly altered Turkey’s foreign and security policy environment, weakening Ankara’s bonds with…”
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The Revival of Political Islam by HEINZ KRAMER

“…The rise to power of the Welfare Party (Refah Partisi, or RP) and its leader Necmettin Erbakan in June 1996 sent Shockwaves through the Turkish establishment…”
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Turkey in the Western Security System: Asset or Liability? by HEINZ KRAMER

“…Turkey’s place in the Western security system has changed considerably since the end of the cold war. Uncertainty prevails in many respects and its dissipation…”
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The Middle East: Between Involvement and Active Engagement by HEINZ KRAMER

“…Turkish scholar Soli Özel has concisely described the change that has taken place in Turkey’s relations with its Middle Eastern neighbors in the 1990s: “As…”
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Preface by HEINZ KRAMER

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The Kemalist Model of Shaping Politics and Society by HEINZ KRAMER

“…What mustafa kemal, later to be named Atatürk, achieved in the fifteen years from the foundation of the republic in 1923 to his death in 1938 was to initiate…”
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PART ONE Introduction by HEINZ KRAMER

“…For three-quarters of a century Kemalism has been the official ideology of the Turkish Republic.¹ But in the past decade, doubts have arisen that this ideology…”
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The Myth of National Homogeneity and the “Kurdish Reality” by HEINZ KRAMER

“…When in August 1984 the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Partiya Karkaren Kurdistan, or PKK) attacked two stations of the Turkish gendarmerie, nobody thought it would…”
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Index by HEINZ KRAMER

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The Awakening of Society: Between Tradition and Modernity by HEINZ KRAMER

“…At the opening of the twenty-first century, Turkey is characterized by a growing awareness of social cleavages that have been insufficiently bridged by past…”
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The Current Situation: Policies, Motives and Limitations by HEINZ KRAMER

“…European and american policies toward Turkey since World War II have been dominated by strategic considerations. Turkey’s relations with its Western partners…”
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PART THREE Introduction by HEINZ KRAMER

“…Since the mid-1980s Turkey has been one of the most important political forces in its region. It has shed the status of developing nation and entered the group…”
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Central Asia and the Caspian Basin: Energy, Business, and Kinship by HEINZ KRAMER

“…The admittedly short history of Ankara’s relations with the newly independent states (NIS) of Central Asia and the Transcaucasus provides a good example of how…”
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The Slow Adaptation of the Political System by HEINZ KRAMER

“…If the military coup of September 1980 was instrumental in accelerating Turkey’s far-reaching economic and social change by providing the circumstances under…”
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