Hungarian-Turkish relations: An approach in political history

The main purpose of this thesis is to point out the basics of historical, cultural, and political relationship between Turkey and Hungary. In this context, the historical and political events were discussed from the founding of the republic until to the present day. In which period relations between Turkish- Hungarian people is worse and has improved explained in detail with the reasons. To illuminate and clarify today's relationship between Hungary and Turkey, pre-republic era and Ottoman Empire period were also reviewed. In the first section, first clashes between Ottomans and Hungarians were discussed and agreements and political disagreements between them were also studied. The period of Suleiman the first was important. Suleiman the first (The Magnificent 1520-1566) captured Belgrade the key of Hungary and many other important Hungarian castles. The conquest of Buda and in the ongoing occupation of the Transylvania Hungarian Empire collapsed. In the second part, the situation of Hungarians which were occupied and attacked by Habsburgs and Ottomans was examined. Hungarians were heavily exposed to these attacks in 16th and 17th century. Sigismund the Transylvanian governor (1586-1597) tried to get rid of the dominance of Ottoman. Hungary firstly divided into two and was ruled by two kingdoms, John Zapoly (1526-1540) and Ferdinand Habsburg (1527-1540), who clashed with each other long period. In 1541 the country was divided into three by the Turkish conquest of Buda. At the same time, another state that tries to establish control over Hungary was Austria. In the third part, twentieth century Turkey-Hungary relations are discussed. In the early 20th century, Turanism movement was born in Hungary. The TurkishHungarian friendship has strengthened during World War I as the Ottoman Empire took place next to Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Hungary, lost its land with the Treaty of Trianon, turned direction to eastward. In the fourth part, to be member of EU which process is followed by Turkey and Hungary is stated. In the fifth part, today the meaning and goal of Turanism is discussed. It is stated that how it has changed from the past until today. It is concluded that Hungary has many important roles for Turkey. Hungary is the most Turkish friendly country among Europeans. Studies should be done to increase the number of Hungarian students in Universities of Turkey. Identifying and unearthing historical monuments of Turks in Hungary plays an unignorable role in terms of strengthening the cultural links between two countries. Keywords: Relations, Turkey, Hungary, Ottoman.