Turkey: terrorism, civil rights and the European Union

Turkey : country information -- 1980 military coup, martial law and state of emergency, and a new constitution -- Emergence of the PKK and Turkey's legal responses to terrorism -- European system of human rights and fundamental freedoms -- European community and human rights -- European union and human rights -- Turkey : EU relations : 1963-94 : the Ankara agreement, emergence of Turkey's human rights record as a problem -- Customs union decision and the first implications of the human rights problems -- After the customs union decision : problems persist : 1996-98 -- 1999 Helsinki european council and european union membership perspective for Turkey -- After Helsinki : initial developments : 2000 -- Turkish reforms on Civil Rights begin : 2001 -- Turkey's progress on human rights : changes in anti-terrorism-related laws : 2002-3 -- Year of evaluation for Turkey to start EU accession negotiations : 2004 -- Quo Vadis? After 2004 : european union membership still a rough path

How do democratic societies maintain the balance between civil rights and security while continuing the fight on global terrorism? This work raises this issue and presents one country, Turkey, and its struggle to implement laws to combat terrorism and comply with the European Union's civil rights standards