1945-1980 yılları arasında Türk-Amerikan ilişkileri: Güvenlik arayışı ve değişime adaptasyon

ABSTRACTTURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS (1945-1980): SEARCH FOR SECURITYAND ADAPTING TO CHANGEPakel, Aykın BerkM.A., Department of International RelationsSupervisor: Asst. Prof. Nur Bilge CrissJanuary 2007This thesis aims to elaborate on Turkish-American relations between 1945 and1980. It attempts to give an account of the major developments and trends in therelations between the two countries in the selected timeframe. It purports to find outthe domestic and international economic, political and military factors anddevelopments that were instrumental in the constitution of a close partnership betweenthe two countries and in the alienation and partial disengagement that were observedin the relationship as of the mid-1960s.Keywords: Turkey, United States, Alliance, Cyprus, The Cold War, Change inRelations