Özet:

There are two separate Irish countries on the island, one independent and the other connected to the United Kingdom. The two countries have been integrated in the extent of the integration opportunities provided by the European Union (EU) for half a century. However, the decision to leave the EU was made after the Brexit referendum in June 2016 in the UK. The Brexit referendum has revealed a result that reflects the desire to remain within the EU in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and therefore to continue the status of integration within the Republic of Ireland and the Union. This result has been the beginning of a new period for the UK countries that have long been together under the EU roof. As a result of the referendum, the determined will of the Scottish people to remain in the EU, like Northern Ireland, has brought a tendency contrary to a decree of separation that appears with a little difference throughout the United Kingdom. In this way, the two countries have repeatedly discussed their independence. The fact that the Brexit referendum was carried out with a centralistic tendency that reflects the British hegemony and an impotent propaganda process has been an element that has burned these discussions. This process, in particular in Northern Ireland, has also supported the driving force of the will to stay in the EU, making the option of unification with the Republic of Ireland, which will end the historic division on the island of Ireland, more than ever possible and predictable. However, this option is unlikely to be addressed independently of the institution structure in the United Kingdom and the multi-layer political dynamics. Given the historic background of the Irish issue and the new conditions that the post-Brexit process generates, this study discusses the possibility of the two Ireland’s unification, whether the future of the United Kingdom, or, if necessary, the dynamics that influence this possibility at the EU level.

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