Türkiye'deki sivil toplumun demokratik pekişmeye etkisi üzerine bir inceleme

ABSTRACTAN ANALYSIS ON THECONTRIBUTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY TO DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATIONIN TURKEYTorus, EmreDepartment of Political Science and Public AdministrationSupervisor: Prof. Dr. Ergun ÖzbudunMay 2007This is an analysis on the contribution of civil society to democraticconsolidation in Turkey. This thesis will try to understand this problematic byassessing the civil society?s formal structure, legal framework, internal values and itsimpact during the consolidation process. The key aim here is to understand the civilsociety?s role as a contributor to democratic consolidation by mapping the civil societyand democratic consolidation relationship in Turkey. While doing so, this study willbase itself on a combination of theories that link the civil society to democraticconsolidation with an empirical tool for the assessment of this linkage.Keywords: Civil society, democratic consolidation, Turkey.