The other side of the coin: the growing opposition in turkey against to the european union accession

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2^ Ibid.

3^ HARRISON, 2001: 74

4^ Ibid.

5^ Ortaylı, İlber. 2011. “Avrupa ve Biz” İstanbul, Turkey: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları. 8th edition. p.39.

6^ Ibid. p.144.

7^ Milletvekili Genel Seçimleri 1923-2011 (the General Election of Representatives 1923-2011). Ankara: Turkish Statistical Institute, June 2012. Explanation Chapter, pp. X – XI.

8^ Bonnie G. Smith, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History: 4 Volume Set (Oxford University Press, Vol.1, 2008). p. 171.

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10^ North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_52044.htm

11^ Membership of Republic of Turkey to the Council of Europe: http://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/turkey

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14^ “Article 28: As soon as the operation of this Agreement has advanced far enough to justify envisaging full acceptance by Turkey of the obligations arising out of the Treaty establishing the Community, the Contracting Parties shall examine the possibility of the accession of Turkey.”

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16^ In accordance with Republic of Turkey, Ministry for European Union Affairs records, 92% of Turkey's agricultural exports benefited by abolishing customs duties and quantity restrictions through the Additional Protocol. Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (2007). History of Turkey – EU Relations, the Additional Protocol .

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22^ Regular Report from the Commission on Turkey’s Progress towards Accession (1998). p.5.

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26^ Republic of Turkey, Ministry for the EU Affairs. History f Turkey - EU Relation. http://www.abgs.gov.tr/index.php?p=111&l=2

27^ Dikbaș, Yılmaz. Avrupa Birliği: Tabuta Çakılan Son Çivi (İstanbul, Turkey: Asya Șafak Yayınları, 2007), 6th edition. p. 32.

28^ Regular Report from the Commission on Turkey’s Progress towards Accession (1998). p.7.

29^ European External Action Service. Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, Financial Assistance Between 1999 – 2006. http://www.avrupa.info.tr/en/eu-funding-in-turkey/2007-onwards/before-2007/financial-assistance-between-1999-2006.html

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31^ Republic of Turkey, Ministry for the EU Affairs. History f Turkey - EU Relation.

32^ Republic of Turkey, Ministry for the EU Affairs. Chronology of Turkey – European Union Relations between the years 1959 and 2009

33^ Council of the European Union, The Presidency Conclusions of the European Council meeting in Brussels on 16-17 December 2004. Article 22, p.6.

34^ Republic of Turkey, Ministry for the EU Affairs. Chronology of Turkey – European Union Relations between the years 1959 and 2009, (20 January 2006).

35^ Ibid. (8 November 2006).

36^ Ibid. (11 December 2006).

37^ Öymen, Onur. 2003. “Türkiye`nin Gücü: 21.Yüzyılda Türkiye, Avrupa ve Dünya”. Istanbul, Turkey: Remzi Kitapevi. 5th edition. p. 51.

38^ In accordance with the Address Based Population Registration System’s results in 2012, the population of Istanbul is 13.854.740 persons that constitute 18.3% of Turkey's population in total.

39^ The proportions of the age groups are based on the results of the Address Based Population Registration System in 2012. http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=13425

40^ The notion of “youth” determines the age group of 15-24 whilst the concept of “Adult” points out the age group of 25-64. Youth in Statistics 2011. http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/Kitap.do?metod=KitapDetay&KT_ID=5&KITAP_ID=251

41^ “Scenario 1 (Basic scenario): In this scenario total fertility rate decreases in its natural flow and reaches to its lowest value 1.65 in 2050, and then increases after this year and reaches the value of 1.85 in 2075.