The EU Policy of the Republican People's Party under Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: A New Wine in an Old Wine Cellar

Si̇yasi̇ Parti̇leri̇n Doğuş Teori̇leri̇ Ve Kurumsallaşmalari Bağlaminda Cumhuri̇yet Halk Parti̇si̇ Üzeri̇ne Bi̇r Değerlendi̇rme

“…Yeni Lider Kılıçdaroğlu ile iki önemli değişiklik yaşayan CHP ilk olarak parti söylemini yoksulluk ve yolsuzlukla mücadele olarak değiştirmiştir. İkinci olarak ise Baykal'ın seçtiği yönetim kadrolarını kendi kadroları ile değiştirmiştir (Gülmez, 2013). 2021 yılı Mayıs ayı itibariyle CHP, siyasi hayatına halen son seçilen genel başkanı Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu ile devam etmektedir.…”

Rethinking Euroscepticism in Turkey: Government, Opposition and Public Opinion

“…He aimed for a clean slate in Turkish-EU relations emphasizing the CHP's renewed enthusiasm for Turkey's EU accession. Therefore, leadership change helped trigger a transformation in the CHP's EU discourses from populist eurocepticism to euro-enthusiasm (Gülmez, 2013a). However, Kılıçdaroğlu was not the only factor in the CHP's renewed pro-EU rhetoric.…”

“…Especially, the suspension of the accession negotiations, while driving the AKP away from the EU, provided the main opposition with an opportunity to fill in the gap by assuming the role of the pro-EU force in Turkey. In numerous occasions, Party officials stigmatized Erdoğan as the sole responsible for the problems in Turkey's EU accession, and claimed to revitalize bilateral relations under the CHP government (Gülmez, 2013a). The CHP's strategic pro-EU turn in response to the AKP's euroscepticism was particularly observed during the Gezi protests.…”

“…The scholarly literature is replete with analyses on eurosceptic politics in Turkey most of which either focus on one political party, compare two political actors or examine public opinion (Avcı, 2011;Başkan Canyaş and Gümrükçü, 2015;Baudner, 2012;Canefe and Bora, 2003;Celep, 2011;Dikici Bilgin, 2017;Gülmez, 2008Gülmez, , 2013a2013b;Güneş-Ayata, 2003;Öniş, 2007;Spiering, 2007;Tezcan and Aras, 2015). The seminal work by Yılmaz (2011) offers the most comprehensive account on euroscepticism observed in major Turkish political parties as well as public opinion.…”