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Therefore, this study explores the conflicting imperatives and the efforts to establish commonality. In this area, the influence of history/social studies education becomes the focus, as it is the vanguard for establishing permanently altered mindsets for the ultimate good of both Turkey and the European Union.
Finally, of ultimate importance to this study is the status of evolutionary change in Turkish history/social studies education. Based upon the assumption that EU membership for Turkey is a positive step toward avoiding marginalization in an increasing international integration motivated by globalization, an evaluation of the current status and the necessary progression of change is not only logical, but also imperative for this study.