Free movement of Turkish workers in the context of Turkey's accession to the EU

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Thesis Type: Postgraduate

Institution Of The Thesis: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Turkey

Approval Date: 2010

Student: ESRA DÜZENLİ

Supervisor: GAMZE AŞÇIOĞLU ÖZ

Abstract:

Within the broader scope of free movement of persons, free movement of workers is one of the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the European Union (EU) law. It is one of most significant rights that are granted to the Union citizens and will be enjoyed by Turkish nationals after Turkey’s accession the Union. In this regard, this study examines the free movement of Turkish workers in the EU within the framework of Turkey’s EU accession process and two recent EU enlargements since 2004. Along with the legal scope of free movement of workers, transitional arrangements applied in two recent enlargements are analyzed as it could provide some foresights about such freedom with respect to Turkey’s EU membership.