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Turkey’s Otherness in the Identity Discourses of European Parliament

Avrupa Parlamentosu’nun Kimlik Söylemlerinde Türkiye’nin Ötekileştirilmesi

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359–372
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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The study’s major findings are a)the tendency to present acquired characteristics asthe innate differences; b) the majority of exclusivediscourses emanate from right-wing MEPs and c)the exclusivist debates peaked during the 2004-09 term, coinciding with the launch of accessionnegotiations.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to analyze discursive constructionsof Turkey’s otherness and its relation to Europeanidentity in the European Parliament (EP).
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Key Findings & Data:The focus of the paper isthe identification of hegemonic referential strategiesand related metaphors emphasizing the othernessof Turkey, without denying the inclusive discoursesin the EP.
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Conclusion & Impact:The study’s major findings are a)the tendency to present acquired characteristics asthe innate differences; b) the majority of exclusivediscourses emanate from right-wing MEPs and c)the exclusivist debates peaked during the 2004-09 term, coinciding with the launch of accessionnegotiations.
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Abstract

This study aims to analyze discursive constructionsof Turkey’s otherness and its relation to Europeanidentity in the European Parliament (EP). The socialconstructivist approach is employed in the studyand European identity is proposed as a contested,hybrid and relatively exclusivist concept, which isprimarily shaped by the self/other nexus particularlyin the enlargement process. The focus of the paper isthe identification of hegemonic referential strategiesand related metaphors emphasizing the othernessof Turkey, without denying the inclusive discoursesin the EP. The research data consists of 1999-2012 EPplenary debates. The study’s major findings are a)the tendency to present acquired characteristics asthe innate differences; b) the majority of exclusivediscourses emanate from right-wing MEPs and c)the exclusivist debates peaked during the 2004-09 term, coinciding with the launch of accessionnegotiations.

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Bu çalışma Avrupa Parlamentosu’nda (AP) Avrupa kimliği ile bağlantılı olarak Türkiye’nin ötekileştirilmesinin söylemsel yapılanmalarını analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Çalışmada inşacı yaklaşım benimsenerek Avrupa kimliği, özellikle genişleme sürecinde öncelikli olarak ben/öteki bağlantısında şekillenen, tartışmaya açık, hibrit yapıda ve nispeten dışlayıcı bir kavram olarak ele alınmaktadır. Çalışmanın odak noktası, AP’deki kapsayıcı söylemleri inkâr etmeden, Türkiye’nin ötekiliğine vurgu yapan hegemonik referans stratejileri ve ilgili metaforları tespit etmektir. Çalışmanın araştırma verisi 1999-2012 yılları arasındaki AP genel tartışmalarından oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın en önemli bulguları arasında a) kazanılan özelliklerin de içkin farklılıklarmış gibi sunma eğilimi; b) dışlayıcı söylemlerin çoğunluğunun sağ-kanat AP üyelerine ait olması ve c) üyelik müzakerelerinin başlangıcına denk gelen 2004-09 döneminde dışlayıcı söylemlerin en üst seviyeye ulaşmasıdır.

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AĞCASULU, H., OSSEWAARDE, R. (2022). Turkey’s Otherness in the Identity Discourses of European Parliament. Ege Akademik Bakış, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 3, 359–372. https://ajindex.com/articles/495134

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