Relations Between Turkey and America Essays -- Cold War Turkish Americ

Relations Between flop and America INTRODUCTIONThe purpose of this paper is to look for the relations between Turkey and America from the moth-eaten war to current issues I will study on the situations that are developed between America and Turkey starts from the end of the cold war such as Truman doctrine, missile crisis and gulf war. The policies of United States and the reactions of Turkeys against that policies will take part in this paper. COLD WARThe Soviet Union and the United States, after World War II, began a military competition. The Soviet Union, after the end of World War II, wished to expand the buffer regularize between itself and the Western world. In addition to the original Polish territory, the USSR realized communism in Rumania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and east Germany. The Kremlin felt that The United States was going to try to parcel out its capitalist ideals into all of Europe and eventually, the Soviet Union itself. Also, the United St ates saw the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe as the beginning of a excogitate to spread Communism throughout the world. This misconception was the beginning of the Cold War.The relation ship between America and Turkey has improved from 1947. In this relation the geopolitical sight of Turkey plays a big role.The Truman DoctrineThe first United States anti-Communist action was, in 1947, to begin providing economic aid to countries pressured by outside powers.When Britain announced that it would separate aid to Greece and Turkey, the responsibility was passed on to the United States. America was afraid of spreading of communism because of that President Harry S. Truman asked military and economic aid for Greece and Turkey and established a doctrine named as the Truman Doctrine that would guide U.S. diplomacy for the next forty years.The United States had also been following events in Turkey. The weak government of Turkey faced Soviet pressure to share control of the strategic Da rdanelle Straits. Also Turkey could prevent the expansion of Soviet Union to the Mediterranean and Middle East and it could be a set for the Soviet Union in a probable war. Also Turkey had an important geopolitical position for USA, Turkey could earmark an important geopolitical advantage for USA in a war with Soviet Union. These were the most important reasons for USA to help Turkey... ...all in 21st cytosine they have good relations).Especially after September 11 attacks, declaration war against terrorism by USA, Turkey decided to be with the USA side. Turkey had a great deal of problems about terrorism (especially PKK).Turkey had important geopolitical position because of that USA would not want to lost turkey. As long as the economic crisis exists in turkey the Turkish foreign policy will be more depended on USA and IMF. But at the and when we look at the current events in international arena, especially the visit of president of Turkey Ecevit to united states in January 14, 2002 we see that the USA- Turkish relations becoming better. REFERENCESBaskn Oran, TURK DI POLITIKASI, Iletiim yaynlar, Istanbul,2001.Idris Bal, TURK DI POLIIKASI, Alfa basm yaym datm, 2001.Do.DR. Oral Sander, TURK-AMERKAN ILIKILERI, Ankara, 1979.Dr. A. Haluk lman, TURK-AMERIKAN DIPLOMATIK MUNASABETLERI, Ankara,1961.Kamuran Grn, DIS ILISKILER VE TURK POLITIKASI,Ankara,1983William Hale, TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY, Frank Cass publishers, britain, 2000.http//www.Turkey.orghttp//www.turk-yunan.gen.trhttp//www.yale.edu