Browsing by Subject "September 11"

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International security assistance force : with special reference to Turkey's leadership
(2004) Ateş, R. Deniz
This thesis describes and explains the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) with special reference to Turkey’s leadership. The significance of Turkey’s leadership, organization and activities of ISAF will be explained alongside the events led to the establishment of ISAF, its history, mission, and competences. After the U.S.-led multinational operation defeated the Taliban regime and damaged Al Qaeda heavily, the maintenance of security and the reconstruction of Afghanistan were vital in order to prevent revitalization of the broken link between Afghanistan and international terrorism. As a part of the UN state-building activities in Afghanistan, to assist the Afghan authorities in the maintenance of security in Kabul and surrounding areas, the UN Security Council authorized ISAF, initially led by Great Britain. After September 11, Turkey emerged as one of the leading actors in the fight against terrorism and she, being a country that suffered from terrorism for years, supported fully all the counter-terrorism activities. Turkey actively participated in ISAF, and when the British mandate was over, she took over the command of ISAF. Turkey was a perfect choice to lead ISAF since she had an Islamic population with a secular and democratic government and was one of the few countries whose forces were capable of coping with this kind of mission. By assuming the command of ISAF, Turkey has demonstrated her determination to fight against terrorism once more. During her leadership, ISAF operated efficiently and the stability and security in Kabul and surrounding areas improved gradually.
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Onur Öymen’in NATO daimi temsilciliği: Türkiye’nin NATO’daki rolünü güçlendirmeyi amaçladığı dönem
(Bilkent University, 2023) Tümer, Mert; Çiçekçi, Zeynep Burçe; Yıldız, Maryame Deniz; Cesur, Rana Ecem; Yılmaz, Berk
Makalede Onur Öymen’in NATO daimi temsilciliği döneminde Türkiye’nin NATO’daki konumu değerlendirilmiştir. Ayrıca Onur Öymen üzerinden Türkiye’nin NATO üzerinde yürüttüğü politikalar ve NATO’nun bu politikalara yönelik eylemleri makalede anlatılmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra araştırma, Onur Öymen’in, NATO daimi temsilciliği sırasında Türkiye ve NATO arasında yaşanan; gerilim, kriz ve anlaşmazlıkları nasıl ele aldığını da kapsamaktadır. Makalede, Onur Öymen aracılığıyla, NATO’nun Türkiye’ye askeri, siyasi ve mali desteği ve Türkiye ile diğer NATO üyeleri arasındaki işbirliğini ortaya koymuştur. Bu makalenin genel amacı, Onur Öymen’in NATO misyonu aracılığıyla NATO daimi temsilcisi olduğu yıllarda (1998-2002) Türkiye’nin NATO ile ilişkileri hakkında bilgi vermektir.
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The role of neoconservative ideas in the security policies of the first George W Bush administration
(2005) Çelik, Arif
This thesis attempts to make a contribution to the debate on the role played by neoconservative ideas in the first George Walker Bush Administration’s (2000-2004) foreign and security policies. While supporting the view that such ideas have had a significant impact on the policies in question, the thesis moves beyond a simplistic cause-effect analysis of the relationship between ideas and policy to a concern with the greater complexity involved in the transformation of neoconservative ideas into US foreign and security policies. More specifically, and based on a constructivist analytical framework emphasizing the interactive relationship between ideas and material circumstances, the thesis draws attention to the crucial role played by September 11 terrorist attacks in paving the way for a neoconservative influence on US foreign and security policies. Through its focus on the interactive relationship between neoconservative ideas and various material circumstances, the thesis provides an improved account of how these ideas came to influence US foreign and security policies.