Debating Turkish Modernity

Debating Turkish Modernity describes the opening act of Turkeys half century bid to join the European Community. Between 1959 and 1980 Turks from all walks of life weighed in on their prospective integration into Europe. This book details how these Turks made sense of the project of European Unification and how they spoke about it. It argues that Turkeys EEC debates by resurrecting past questions over Turkeys relationship to Europe became the principle forum where Turks of the Second Republic defined who they were where they came from and where they were going.