Current problems of Europe

Civil society in Turkey and the influence of European institutions on its development

Шлыков П.В.

Chlykov P.V. – candidate of sciences (Ph.D) in History, assistant professor of the Middle Eastern History Department, Institute of Asian and African Studies. Moscow State University (MSU), Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists of the Institute of Asian and African Studies.

Abstract

The article evaluates civil society institutions and their efficiency in Turkey. The author put emphasis on the accommodation of «Western Patterns» to Turkish culture and conditions. The paper analyzes the formation and functioning of the «non-western model» of civil society and defines the main trajectories and determinants of its development.

Keywords

Turkey, civil society, NGO, democracy, European Union.

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