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The United States, the Defence of the Middle East and Türkiye: 1946-1952

Sayı: 113 20 Mart 2024
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The United States, the Defence of the Middle East and Türkiye: 1946-1952

Abstract

This study analyses the early years of cooperation between Türkiye and the United States (US) in the field of security and defence by utilising US government documents and the secondary sources that heavily depend on primary sources. It emphasizes the link between the elements of the strategic context in which the US developed its approach to the defence of the Middle East and the American interest in developing defence ties with Türkiye. The major outcomes of Turkish-American cooperation were American support for Türkiye against the Soviet Union in 1946, the provision of American military assistance in 1947, the modernization of the Turkish military, the construction of military bases on Turkish territory, American support for Turkish membership in NATO and Turkish willingness to conduct its relations with the Middle East in coordination with the West. This study reveals that those outcomes reflected for the most time American political and strategic preferences. For this reason, the typical characteristics of those relations between great powers and small states can be observed in Turkish-American security relations during their formative years.

Keywords

Strategy of Containment , Defence of the Middle East , Defence of Türkiye , American Military Assistance

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Çakır, M. F. (2024). The United States, the Defence of the Middle East and Türkiye: 1946-1952. Liberal Düşünce Dergisi, 113, 193-211. https://doi.org/10.36484/liberal.1438746