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What does the AKP mean for Turkey? Will it transform Turkey into an Islamic republic or does it stand for a productive combination of religion & democracy in an Islamic country? For the author, the AKP is an advancement for Turkish democracy. He briefly outlines the creation of this party & its relationship with religion, thereby removing the veil from the myth of a secret Islamic agenda of the AKP. Adapted from the source document.

Résumé Les conceptions de la laïcité sont diverses en Europe. En Turquie, le contrôle « par le haut » du fait religieux a été utilisé pour renforcer l'unité nationale face aux tendances centrifuges. Mais les excès de ce contrôle favorisent une islamisation « par le bas », par les partis et les acteurs sociaux. C'est à la lumière de l'ambiguïté turque sur les questions religieuses que peuvent être appréciées les victoires électorales de l'AKP.

Turkey is the only Muslim country in which laicism is enshrined in the constitution. State, politics & in Turkey are for the most part secularized. Moreover, Islam in Turkey has been politicized in two distinct ways: the state, in order to secularize the population, homogenize different ethnical & confessional groups & preserve the country's territorial integrity propagating a republican & ethno-nationalist state Islam; & by & social groups! so as to break the Kemalist monopoly on the interpretation of Islam & end restrictions on religious freedom. On the whole, the Kemalist interpretation of laicism is authoritarian & undemocratic. The extent to which it can serve as a model for other Muslim countries is therefore limited. Adapted from the source document.

Résumé Les négociations entre l'Union européenne et la Turquie ont débuté en octobre 2005 avec pour objectif officiel l'adhésion. En raison notamment de l'hostilité d'une large partie de l'opinion européenne, la voie en semble cependant semée d'embûches. On plaide ici pour une intégration graduelle, en plusieurs phases et sur des thèmes choisis : un modèle qui pourrait déboucher sur la conception d'une intégration européenne à niveaux différenciés.

The continuing dispute on Turkish accession within the EU illustrates that negotiations still hold much potential for controversy and that their outcome is completely open. If accession might not take place, then accordingly the European Council decision of 16/17 December 2004 'it must be ensured that the Candidate State concerned is fully anchored in the European structures through the strongest possible bond.' How exactly this shall look like has not been elaborated in detail within the negotiation framework.
Gradual Integration could develop into a realistic option for integration beyond full membership for the EU as well as for Turkey. At its core, it envisages a partial sectoral integration and is simultaneously a dynamic model in which integration could proceed in progressive stages. Turkey would not only be integrated economically but also politically, and would receive the right to participate in decision-making. Furthermore, Turkey would keep its status as an accession candidate, i.e. full membership would not be ruled out a priori. This is a key for Turkey and, at the same time, saves the EU from a loss of credibility.