Browsing by Subject "Rapprochement"

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The political economy of Greek-Turkish relations
(Routledge, 2009) Tsarouhas, Dimitris
This paper revisits the Greek-Turkish rapprochement, taking as its point of departure the two states' economic relations, and explores possible linkages to political cooperation. The paper finds growing collaboration in a context characterized by the proliferation of non-state actors in economic decision-making, and underlines the role played by FDI flows and trade decisions in stimulating cooperation. At the same time, it rejects an uncritical acceptance of economic functionalism and stresses the salience of politics, above and beyond Turkey's EU candidacy, to consolidate the gains from the rapprochement.
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Rethinking the 1999 Turkish-Greek rapprochement: the leadership, earthquake and civil society triad
(Uluslararası Stratejik Araştırmalar Kurumu, 2015) Yazgan, Nüve
The year of 1999 can be defined as breakthrough in relations between Greece and Turkey after the tumultuous years. Since the 1999 rapprochement, Turkish-Greek relations undergone a positive change that bilateral relations have improved dramatically. Turkish-Greek rapprochement is one of the complex foreign policy case with critical multiple actors involvement and shaped by the impact of internal and external elements. This research paper aims to contribute to the literature by examining the domestic determinants of the 1999 rapprochement. Therefore, this paper adopts bottom up focus by analyzing the intergovernmental and societal level dialogue that simultaneously occurred in both countries. I arg ue that several combined domestic factors helped the realization of the 1999 Turkish-Greek rapprochement process through bring ing about new perceptions of bilateral relations between Greece and Turkey. These domestic factors are the leadership of foreign ministers (Papandreou- Cem) in both countries, twin earthquakes that struck both countries (Izmit-Athens) and improving civil society efforts in both countries.
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The effects of the U.S. arms embargo on the U.S.-Turkish relation (1975-1980)
(Bilkent University, 2023) Awan, Muhammad Hamza Younas; Faizan, Muhammad; Aslam, Muhammad Aaliyan; Azizli, Yaman; Ibrahimli, Khayyam
This research paper aims to investigate the effects of the sanctions imposed on Turkey due to its military operation in Cyprus in 1974. It gives a historical overview of the events that led to this military operation and also states the reasons for the U.S. arms embargo on Turkey. Turkey-the U.S. relations were affected by this embargo and it depicted Turkish over-reliance on the American market. Moreover, it explains the shifts in national politics following the embargoes and expounds upon the development of the Turkish defense industry. Overall, the paper explains how cordial relations were restored between the two countries by gradually lifting the embargo and signing the Defense and Cooperation Agreement in 1980.