@article{article_748086, title={ISRAELI-TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT IN THE 1990s: WHY AN ALLIANCE?}, journal={Analytical Politics}, volume={1}, pages={20–39}, year={2020}, author={Duman, Levent}, keywords={Türkiye-İsrail ilişkileri,ordu ve siyaset}, abstract={During the 1990s Turkey-Israeli relations developed very quickly. For many, improvement of Turkey’s relations with Israel is directly related to the military’s role in politics in Turkey. What led Turkey to establish such intense relations with Israel in 1990s? In order to answer this question first of all evolution of Turkish-Israeli relations in 1990s is examined. In following sections, three different explanations for this rapprochement are presented. In the first approach the internal political structure of Turkey, especially role of military in foreign policy making, in the second approach Turkey-US relations, and in the third approach the international relations and balance of power in the Middle East are analyzed and their effects on Turkey-Israel rapprochement are discussed. It is argued that, the Turkish-Israeli rapprochement in 1990s took place as a result of the balance of power and complicated relation links in the Middle East.}, number={2}, publisher={Adana Alparslan Türkeş Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi}