Turkey’s Cold War

ISBN: 9781784531898 出版年：2016 页码：354 Saban Halis Calis Bloomsbury Publishing

Drawing on a variety of sources, ranging from interviews with key figures to unpublished archival material, Saban Halis Calis traces this ambiti1930s. In doing so, he demonstrates that Turkey's policy hnot just by US and Soviet positions, bown desire both to reinforce its Kemalist character and to 'Westernise'. The Cold War, therefore, can be seen as an opportunity for Turkey to realise its long-held goal and align itself economically and politically with the West. This book will shed new light on the Cold War and Turkey's modern diplomacy, and re-orientate existing understandings of modern Turkish identity and its diplomatic history.