Turkısh-American relations (1945-1980) : quest for security and adapting to change

Abstract

This thesis aims to elaborate on Turkish-American relations between 1945 and 1980. It attempts to give an account of the major developments and trends in the relations between the two countries in the selected timeframe. It purports to find out the domestic and international economic, political and military factors and developments that were instrumental in the constitution of a close partnership between the two countries and in the alienation and partial disengagement that were observed in the relationship as of the mid-1960s.