U.S. involvement in military coups d'état in Turkey and Pakistan during the cold war : between conspiracy and reality

buir.advisorGrigoriadis, Ioannis
dc.contributor.authorAslan, Ömer
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-02T06:43:27Z
dc.date.available2017-01-02T06:43:27Z
dc.date.copyright2016-12
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.date.submitted2016-12-28
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph.D.): Bilkent University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2016.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 231-280).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe external dimension of military coups d’état has hitherto remained an understudied subject in civil-military relations. It has either fallen victim to conspiracies or been entirely sidelined as a non-issue. The objective of this research is to conceptualize the ‘role’ played by the United States in four military coups d’état in Turkey and Pakistan. In order to broach a detailed discussion of US role in 1958 and 1977 coups in Pakistan and 1960 and 1980 coups in Turkey, this dissertation brings in military-to-military relations in order to complement civil-military relations. This study also brings into the analysis ‘socialization’ through military training and education programs offered by the United States and international organizations such as NATO, which supposedly function as ‘socializing platforms’ as underexplored subjects in civil-military relations. This study considers ‘signalling’ as an important conceptual tool to understand U.S. reaction, thereby U.S. role in, to military coups d’état. The study finds that while the trigger for coups d’état remained local, the coupists considered it very important to receive U.S. endorsement. It also shows that the US supported all four coups nonetheless, though in different ways. It argues that military training and education programs and NATO membership did not socialize Turkish generals into democratic norms but allowed detailed knowledge of Turkish and Pakistani armed forces and facilitated smoother transition to post-coup period.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Ömer Aslan.en_US
dc.format.extentxii, 280 leaves.en_US
dc.identifier.itemidB154951
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/32597
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCoup D’étaten_US
dc.subjectPakistanen_US
dc.subjectProfessional Military Educationen_US
dc.subjectSocializationen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleU.S. involvement in military coups d'état in Turkey and Pakistan during the cold war : between conspiracy and realityen_US
dc.title.alternativeGerçeklik ve komplo arasında : Türkiye ve Pakistan’da soğuk savaş döneminde meydana gelen askeri darbelerde Amerika Birleşik Devletlerinin rolüen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.namePh.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)

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