Der Band behandelt die politischen und wirtschaftlichen Entwicklungen der Türkei im Hinblick auf die angestrebte EU-Mitgliedschaft. Aus dem Inhalt: R?dvan Karluk: Turkey's candidacy to European Union membership (20-26); Orhan Batman / Burhanettin Zengin: The Mediterranean European Union countries and Turkey in the aspect of sustainable tourism (27-43); ?ehnaz Demirkol / Fatma Fidan: The policies and strategies of Turkish Tourism in the process of entering the EU (44-60); Erhan Birgili / M. Basaran Öztürk: The effect of business cycles on the working capital of durable goods industry in Turkey in the transition period for becoming full member of European Union (77-87); Selim ?nançl?: Evaluation of the potential Turkish foreign trade within the scope of European Union Common Trade Policy (88-102); Abdulkadir Is?k: Tax harmonization between European Union and Turkey (103-117).