Abstract
This study was carried out in order to evaluate the political and socio-economical views of students studying in the School of Physical Education and Sport in Gazi University, on Turkey’s membership to the European Union. The population consisted of 1453 students studying in the School of Physical Education and Sport and a questionnaire of 42 questions was applied to 338 students by random sampling method. Data obtained from the questionnaires were processed in SPSS 10.0 to determine whether the data is in proper distribution, then frequency (f), percentage (%) and questionnaire items were evaluated in political and socio-economical terms and independent sampling t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) values were checked. Also the averages of answers given by the participants to items relating to the European Union and Turkey were considered. Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient was found 0,75 for the questionnaire. Based on the findings of the research, it can be seen that 51.5% of university population are male” (N=174) and 48.5% are female (N=164). It was determined that views on the socio-economical and political sub-dimensions of the approach that Turkey's EU membership will not be accepted do not vary by gender (p>0.05). Socio-economical levels of the students' view that Turkey' EU membership will not be accepted exhibit a significant difference by the age variable [F(2-335)= 4,97 ; p<0,05]. Political sub-dimensional levels of the participants' view that Turkey' EU membership will not be accepted exhibit a significant difference by the class variable [F(3-334)= 1.48 ; p<0,05]. In conclusion, it can be said, in political and socio-economical terms, that Turkey's EU membership will not be accepted. Key words: Turkey, EU membership, student, political, socio-economical.
Highlights
The candidacy process for Turkey, which is candidate for full membership to the European Union (EU), represents an important and challenging period
Data obtained from the questionnaires were processed in SPSS 10.0 to determine whether the data is in proper distribution, frequency (f), percentage (%) and questionnaire items were evaluated in political and socio-economical terms and independent sampling t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) values were checked
It was determined that views on the socio-economical and political sub-dimensions of the approach that Turkey's EU membership will not be accepted do not vary by gender (p>0.05)
Summary
The candidacy process for Turkey, which is candidate for full membership to the European Union (EU), represents an important and challenging period. Even if Turkey has not entered the European Union, it has entered the EU through sports and sportsmen and has gained an EU-country status in all sports organizations held in Europe. French lawyer Giscard d‟Estaing who is the most fervent defender of this idea and is one of those who prepared the European Constitution, has confined Europe to its geography and history in his speech in 2002 and claimed that this integration will come to an end with Turkey's membership (Özaydin, 2007).The idea of forming a unity in Europe seriously emerged after the Second World War. The most significant attempt on this point was made by Jean Monnet, who was the Chairman of French Planning Organization after the war. Monnet has developed the offer to establish an organization endowed with supranational powers entitled European Coal and Steel Community together with the German professor Walter Hallstein (Aydiner, 2006)
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