უმცირესობების როლი საერთაშორისო პოლიტიკაში: ქურთული საკითხის გავლენა თურქეთ-ევროკავშირის ურთიერთობებზე

Master’s Thesis combines two urgent, highly important issues of Turkish political and civil life –
Turkey-European Union relations on the one side and Kurdish Promblem on the other. The
Thesis represents analysis of the topics bellow – Importance of Kurdish Issue in Turkey-EU
relations context and the role of the European Union actor in Turkey’s Kurdish policy
Transformation.
There are a few reasons for the urgency of the research topic. Increasing role of minorities in
International Relations goes first. Kurdish nation, as a minority, causes severe risks of
Separatism in the Republic of Turkey (and not only there). Turkey-EU Long Term relations
dynamic and extremely prolonged process of integration represents another reason for the topic
urgency confirmation.
The aim of the Thesis is to Study the effects of the Kurdish problem on Turkey-EU bilateral
linkage and Importance of the European Union involvment in Turkish-Kurdish relations. As for
the task of the research. It means analysis of some key issues, such as roots and further
development of the Kurdish problem in the Republic of Turkey, The role of the EU in an
attempt to solve the problem and official Turkish reforms for the sake of accession prospect.
The research proves the suggestion that Turkey’s policy in reference with Kurdish minority
became an obstacle in Turkey-EU relations, which caused Turkish authorities decision to
liberalize its Kurdish attitude. The “Golden Age” of Kurdish policy liberalization happens when
Turkey’s EU accession is urgently prioritized by Turkish Government on the one hand and
highly supported by the European Union on the other hand.