International Journal of Arts and Commerce ISSN 1929-7106 www.ijac.org.uk THE VIEW OF CONSERVATIVE RIGHT WING PARTIES TOWARDS EUROPEAN UNION IN TURKEY: THE CHANGE FROM THE IDEA OF CHRISTIAN CLUB TO CRADLE OF DEMOCRACY Selahaddin BAKAN1, Hakan ÖZDEMİR2 and Yahya DEMİRKANOĞLU3 1Assoc.Prof., Inonu University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Malatya-Turkey Email:
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[email protected] 84 International Journal of Arts and Commerce Vol. 4 No. 7 September, 2015 ABSTRACT This study aimed to analyse the change in the view of right wing parties towards European Union in Turkey. To that aim, historical development of conservative right and Turkish- European Union relations are analysed first. The study is continued by handling the view of conservatives towards European Union. The study is resulted by the finding that National View Movement until mid-1990’s saw European Union as a Christian club. The historical economic change which known as “24 January Decisions” brought up an open, liberal and export oriented economy replacing closed, state centred and import substitution policy. These liberal changes have also liberalised the mind of conservatives. Conservatives have started to change. Motherland Party of Özal came in power. National View Movement (Milli G.H) felt also to change. Especially, Military intervention of 28 February Decisions made them change.