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March 23, 2026Contemporary Review of the Middle EastOpen Access

Identity and Power in Türkiye–EU Relations: A Post-structuralist Analysis of the Turkish Authoritarian Turn

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AMAndré Pereira MATOSCLChristelle Levy

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Overview

This analysis explores power dynamics and identity constructions in Türkiye–EU relations, highlighting the role of discourse and post-structuralism.

Key Points

  • The aim is to analyze how the EU's power impacts Türkiye's political identity transformation.
  • Qualitative discourse analysis of EU reports and Turkish political rhetoric
  • Focus on the period surrounding the 2015 refugee crisis
  • Application of post-structuralist theory in examining identity and power dynamics
  • Identified a hierarchical relationship reinforced by the EU's conditionality-based approach
  • Türkiye's counter-hegemonic discourse emphasizes sovereignty and cultural autonomy
  • Findings reveal mutual identity construction between EU and Türkiye

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MATOS et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c08b6ba48f6b84677f88b3https://doi.org/10.1177/23477989261427524
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