70 YEARS IN NATO: TURKEY AS A STRATEGİC ALLIANCE

Year 2022, Issue: 33, 121 - 135, 24.10.2022

Melek Adsız

https://doi.org/10.17518/canakkalearastirmalari.1169382

Abstract

In the post-World War II period, the Soviet threat manifested itself in Europe and the Caucasus. The USA and European countries have developed a common defence force against this threat. For this reason, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 by 12 countries. This Organization’s purpose is to ensure the security of member states through political and military means, collective
defense, and world peace. In line with these purposes, it has reached the present day by improving and updating itself. Turkey, which opposed Soviet Russia’s expansionist policies during the Cold War,
joined NATO in 1952. After the end of the Cold War, it completed its founding purpose. However, the Organization did not disintegrate and continued to exist within the framework of new missions, and its work has continued for more than 70 years. Turkey, which has the second-largest army in NATO, is essential for both Turkey’s security and NATO’s future to continue its contributions. This framework examined the general situation of NATO, Turkey’s membership, and Turkey’s contributions to NATO and cooperation within the Organization.

Keywords

NATO, Turkey, Security, Turkey’s Geopolitics, and Collective Defense.

70 YEARS IN NATO: TURKEY AS A STRATEGİC ALLIANCE

Abstract

İkinci Dünya Savaşı sonrası dönemde Sovyet tehdidi Avrupa ve Kafkasya’da kendini gösterdi. ABD ve Avrupa ülkeleri bu tehdide karşı ortak bir savunma gücü geliştirmiştir. Bu nedenle 1949 yılında 12 ülke tarafından Kuzey Atlantik Antlaşması Örgütü (NATO) kurulmuştur. Bu örgütün amacı siyasi, askeri yollarla üye devletlerin örgütlenmesini, güvenliğini, toplu savunmayı ve dünya barışını sağlamaktır. Bu amaçlar doğrultusunda kendini geliştirerek ve güncelleyerek günümüze ulaşmıştır. Soğuk Savaş döneminde Sovyet Rusya’nın yayılmacı politikalarına karşı çıkan Türkiye, 1952’de NATO’ya katıldı. Soğuk Savaş’ın sona ermesinden sonra kuruluş amacını tamamlamıştır. Ancak örgüt dağılmamış, yeni misyonlar çerçevesinde varlığını sürdürmüş ve 70 yılı aşkın bir süredir çalışmaları devam etmektedir. NATO’nun en büyük ikinci ordusuna sahip olan Türkiye’nin katkılarını sürdürmesi hem Türkiye’nin güvenliği hem de NATO’nun geleceği için önemlidir. Bu çerçevede NATO’nun genel durumu, Türkiye’nin NATO üyeliği, NATO’ya katkıları ve örgüt içi işbirliği incelenmiştir.

Keywords

NATO, Türkiye, Güvenlik, Türkiye Jeopolitiği ve Toplu Savunma

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