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Citizenship Policy of Turkey

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Turkey’s citizenship policy

Citizenship policies occurs so many problems among the states the reason why different implemantations. Contraray of this situation when we look at the basic principles about citizenship and social policies of EU and Turkey we can see so many common points. Main reason regard it Turkey’s to shape it’s policies more than the 40 years in accordance with the European institutions charter. And also with citizenship policy seen one of the most significant point about Turkey’s full membership to family. When we make a little surf at the history on membership process of Turkey’s about EU family we can face most of interesting thing. Turkey has been efforting in order to be a full member for 45 years. Main barrier on taking this process so much time is different understanding and prejudicies in the approaches of each other. In this context in order to understand dynamics of integration we should understand each other as much as possible , to break the prejudicies and accept the differencies as a part of nature and solve the identity crisis. My resource is including tree main part and also every part have different subheading. In the first part э will discuss the meaning of citizenship in the light of Turkish tradition and it’s reflections to our policies and last reforms about social reforms on behalf of to enlarge and rebuilt the rights of Turkish citizens in recernt years. In the second part discuss the Turkish and European identity and relations from the European perspective and the European aspect. And also in the last part you will find a evaluation about both side policies.

Meaning of Citizenship in Turkey

I thought that talking about the Turkish states traditions on governance. When we think about the whole Turkish states throughout the history from central asia to middle east and Europe a common feature draws our attantion. Holliness of state. This concept is very significant point for us in order to understand the citizenship policies shaping in accordance with which dynamics.In this understanding state in the central point in the structure and the essantial think is the permanence of the state. For it everythink can be ignore. And again according to the this understanding the concept of “citizens for state” taking place as the contrary of European understanding “state for citizens”. That’s why through the so many years social improvements stay limited. after than the Turkish people’s accepting the Islam lifestyle this approach has improved because in Koran this approach has very important statue. Ovnerlaping this two tradition affected the ruling the states more than two thousand years. The biggest Turkish states as Suljuklu Empire , Otoman Empire and European Hun Empire ruled with this understanding. The reason why during the modern times we coincide the rebellions different geographies in Europe to take their rights we couldn’t find just a one in Ottoman territories where living Turkish’s and Arap’s living widely. This understanding changed with establishing the new Turkish republic. Founder of the new state Mustafa Kemal Atatьrk affected the French revulution. J.J. Rousseau and Voltaire especially. Especially he effected from positivizm and rationalizm. So with the new Turkish state this understanding gave place to new constituin and democracy. New turkish republic based on to secular structure and democratic order. After 2000 we see a rapidly improvements about human rights protection and implimentation. In accordance with the EU acquis commitare most of significant reforms was leglized. Struggling with torturing , enlargement in freedom of opinions , new dimension on judging system and aboloshing the execution a number of reforms which are first places come to our mind. And also aggravating the municipalities services and strengthening the local governance inside the important improvings. The Constitution of the Republic of Turkey provides a guarantee for the right of every Turkish citizen to exercise the fundamental rights and freedoms set forth by the Constitution according to the requirements of equality and social justice, in order to lead a dignified life in a civilized and legal system as well as the right develop one’s material and spiritual being towards this end. The clauses related to the restriction of fundamental rights and freedoms are also regulated in conformity with universal norms. The fundamental rights and freedoms may only be restricted in connection with the legal reasons stated in the Constitution, or by laws. The Constitution also stipulates that none of the fundamen-tal rights and freedoms embodied in the Constitution can be exercised with the aim of violating the indivisible integrity of the state with its territory and nation, and of destroying the secular and democratic Republic based

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