A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS BEHIND GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES IN TURKEY SINCE 1999

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2025-10-13

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Kaya, Nergis Nil

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This study examines the dynamics behind the trajectory of gender equality reforms in Turkey following its acquisition of European Union (EU) candidate country status in 1999. The research questions whether periods of progress, stagnation, and regression in the field of gender equality can be explained solely by Europeanization or whether additional factors should be considered. For this purpose, the study is designed as a qualitative desk research and is based on official documents and academic literature. The multidimensional analytical framework combines Europeanization and de- Europeanization with internal factors and non-EU external factors. The findings reveal that the comprehensive reforms of the early 2000s occurred through the interaction of credible EU incentives, domestic political dynamics, and a favorable global climate. However, after 2005, the decline in the EU’s credibility in Turkey and the change in domestic political priorities led to a slowdown in reforms. Since 2011, the discursive transformation of the ruling party, the weakening of civil society, global authoritarian tendencies, and the process of de-Europeanization have come together, resulting in a regression in reforms.

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Gender Equality, Europeanization, EU Enlargement, Turkey

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/116179

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis