Research Article

MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP

Volume: 4 Number: 1 August 2, 2022
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MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP

Abstract

This article explores the foundation and evolution of Turkey's modern professional military education (PME) system within the context of foreign military assistance missions. The outcomes of these missions were primarily determined by the country's general situation and the degree to which the officer corps embraced the innovation. In this regard, the Germans, who started to work in the late 19th century, encountered an officer corps open to innovation due to military defeats. On the other hand, the Americans operating after the Second World War came into contact with the officers of a victorious army that established a country, firmly committed to the status quo and resistant to change. Thus, the disparate working conditions of the military aid missions of the two countries directly affected the change of the military education system. Additionally, this research shows that the Turks adopted the less beneficial aspects of each model, namely German elitism and American teaching principles based on fact-based learning. These findings are corroborated by archival sources, officer memoirs, and even institutional practices. Another common feature of the PME modifications is that they were all adopted in response to a crisis, yet each could only alter some components of the prior system without totally eliminating it. However, after the 2016 coup attempt, for the first time, Turks created a model tailored to the needs of the country and, more importantly, developed by their own experts.

Keywords

Supporting Institution

Yoktur

Project Number

Yoktur

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

International Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 2, 2022

Submission Date

February 3, 2022

Acceptance Date

July 26, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Ateş, B. (2022). MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP. Diplomasi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 4(1), 15-35. https://izlik.org/JA48GE54ZB
AMA
1.Ateş B. MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP. JDR. 2022;4(1):15-35. https://izlik.org/JA48GE54ZB
Chicago
Ateş, Barış. 2022. “MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP”. Diplomasi Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 (1): 15-35. https://izlik.org/JA48GE54ZB.
EndNote
Ateş B (August 1, 2022) MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP. Diplomasi Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 1 15–35.
IEEE
[1]B. Ateş, “MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP”, JDR, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 15–35, Aug. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA48GE54ZB
ISNAD
Ateş, Barış. “MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP”. Diplomasi Araştırmaları Dergisi 4/1 (August 1, 2022): 15-35. https://izlik.org/JA48GE54ZB.
JAMA
1.Ateş B. MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP. JDR. 2022;4:15–35.
MLA
Ateş, Barış. “MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP”. Diplomasi Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, Aug. 2022, pp. 15-35, https://izlik.org/JA48GE54ZB.
Vancouver
1.Barış Ateş. MILITARY ADVISORY MISSIONS AND THE TURKISH PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP. JDR [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 1;4(1):15-3. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48GE54ZB

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