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Informationen zum Autor Yusuf Turan Çetiner has been a diplomat in the Turkish MFA since 1995. His works and various articles concentrate on the issues of XXth century diplomatic history and problems of reinterpreting major foreign policy issues. Turkey and the West: From Neutrality to Commitment is his first book and a major work completed within the span of more than a decade. Klappentext Turkey and the West discusses the Turkish foreign policy that was pursued in the post-Atatürk period of 1938 to 1958. It offers a reinterpretation of Turkey's uneasy shift from neutrality to join the Western Alliance which continuously shaped Turkey`s apprehension of regional and world politics in decades to come. Zusammenfassung Turkey and the West discusses the Turkish foreign policy that was pursued in the post-Atatürk period of 1938 to 1958. It offers a reinterpretation of Turkey’s uneasy shift from neutrality to join the Western Alliance which continuously shaped Turkey`s apprehension of regional and world politics in decades to come. Inhaltsverzeichnis AbbreviationsTurkish Pronunciation GuideForewordAcknowledgments1. Scope and the Contention2. A Challenged Neutrality: Turkey Under the Pressure of Emerging Rivals (1938-1940)3. The War and Neutral Obligations: Turkish Foreign Policy Vis-à-Vis the Shifting Sands of Wartime Diplomacy (1941-1945)4. Tensions Revealed: Prelude to War Cold and Hot, and the Beginnings of the Turkish Quest for Security (1946)5. Turkey's Transformation Amidst Forceful Change and Turkish Strategies in Adapting to a New Security Environment (1945-1947)6. War, Cold: Launching of the Western Security Pacts and a Re-Assessment of Turkish Role in the Middle East (1948-1949)7. War, Hot: The Test of Wills in the Korean War and the Turkish Involvement in the Conflict (1950-1952)8. The Northern Tier Arrangements and the Prelude to Regional Divergences (1953-1958)9. ConclusionBibliographyIndex of Names and SubjectsAbout the Author...
