Turk-Afghan relationship in the Ataturk Era and aids to Afghanistan

Afghanistan was not only a land on which Turks rode horse all out based on Turks' idea of world sovereignty and their desire of reign, but also a homeland on which Turks landed and grassed down their horse. Being a geography on which rumble of gun shoots and discussion of advantage wipe on due to having strategic importance, Afghanistan had been dominated by Persians, Macedonians, Sakas, Kushans, White Huns, Samanid, Ghaznavids, Seljuq Dynasty, Ghurids, Khwarazmians, Mongols, Timurid Empire and Mughal Empire since 500 B.C. The strategies of Russia to approach warm seas and the strategies of England to protect the route going to their colonies transform The Afghan soils to influence field. Afghanistan have gained independence against this policy having carried out since the early periods of the century XIX. In thisera, Ataturk and his people made Turkish war of independence a historic event, standing out against imperialist forces. These similar events both intersected Ataturk's and Amanullah Khan's route and intensified their friendship. While being important thanks to Cemal Pasha's military practices, the relations established in 1920 peaked thanks to treaty of amity signed during Amanullah Khan's trips to Turkey. Amanullah Khan observed reforms conducted in Turkey, In spite of Ataturk's advices, his attempt toput this reforms into practice quickly, by not taking into consideration circumstance in his country gave rise to descend from the throne. Ataturk was considering that the geography of Afghanistan is Turks' gate opening to the world and the defence of Turkey would begin in Afghanistan. For this reason, Although his country was in the war, Ataturk rendered all sorts of aid to Afghanistan, making sacrifices. Ataturk wished to transform Afghanistan to a modern country, but the hardness of the society dynamics hindered that. In the sequel, along with the death of Ataturk and circumstance emerged from World War II, Afghanistan was dragged into loneliness. Keyword(s): Afghanistan, Mustafa Kamal Ataturk, Amanullah Khan, Cemal Pasha, Treaty of Saadabad