The USA-Turkey Relationship After the 2003 Iraq Crisis

Abstract

Turkey and the USA have been strategic allies since declaration of Truman Doctrine in 1947. This strategic partnership got worse due to the USA‘s politics towards Middle East after 9-11 tragedy and Turkey’s new changing domestic political situation through AKP in 2002. Specifically, 2003 Iraq crisis was milestone to decline the relationship between Turkey and the USA. In spite of deterioration of relationship, Turkey and the USA had to overcome this problem due to security, foreign, and economic concerns of both countries, and the process have advanced as expected. In this article, the US-Turkey relationship will be examined in the contexts of recent Iraq crisis, Turkey’s new approach to foreign policy, NATO, war on terrorism, European Union, and economic concerns in order to comprehend the new era of Turkey-US strategic partnership. 

Keywords

• the US-Turkey relations, Turkish foreign policy, US foreign policy, 2003 Iraq crisis, NATO, EU, war on terrorism, economic relations. 

2003 Irak Krizi Sonrasında ABD-Türkiye İlişkileri

Öz

Türkiye ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri 1947’de ilan edilen Truman Doktrini’nden bu yana stratejik ortaklardır. Bu stratejik ortaklık, 11 Eylül sonrası Amerika’nın Orta Doğu politikaları ve Türkiye’nin 2002’de AKP ile değişen yeni siyasi atmosferi neticesinde zarar görmüştür. Özellikle, 2003 Irak Krizi ikili ilişkilerin zayıflamasında bir dönüm noktası olmuştur. İlişkilerdeki bu bozulmaya rağmen, iki ülkenin güvenlik, dış politika ve ekonomik endişelerinden dolayı, Türkiye ve ABD bu problemi halletmek zorundaydılar; ikili ilişkilerdeki süreç de beklendiği gibi iyileşme yönünde ilerledi. Bu makalede, ikili ilişkilerdeki yeni dönemi anlayabilmek için, Türk-Amerikan ilişkileri, 2003 Irak krizi, Türkiye’nin yeni dış politika yaklaşımı, NATO, terörizmle mücadele, Avrupa Birliği ve ekonomik ilgiler perspektiflerinde incelenecektir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ABD- Türkiye ilişkileri, Türk dış politikası, Amerikan dış politikası, 2003 Irak Krizi, NATO, terörizmle mücadele, ekonomik ilişkiler.

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