turkey–united states relations

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IR! 5002"#urrent Issues in Turkis$ %orei&n 'olicy


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(ar on Terror Turkey $as )een a strate&ic *riend+ ally+ and ,artner to

t$e United States

-.11

A*&$anistan /as inaded )y US+

International Security Assistance %orce ISA%

Ira3 /ar

T$e Turkis$ &oernent decided to se,arate t$e issue

into t/o di**erent otions re3uirin& ,arliaentary

a,,roal %irst and Second 6otion

T$e u,&radin& o* t$e ilitary in*rastructure in Turkey

/as a,,roed )y 'arliaent

T$e second otion /as a)out landin& US *orces route to

Ira3 and t$e de,loyent o* US troo,s on Turkis$ soil


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Ira3 (ar

T$e Turkis$ 'arliaent couldn7t reac$ t$ea)solute aority o* 29 otes needed *or

allo/in& US troo,s to attack Ira3 *roTurkey

T$e :ood eent


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Israel

Early 2000s+ Turkey and Israel $ad &oodrelations

Turkey needed ally in re&ion+

T$ere /as Aerican i,act on relations o*

t$ese t/o countries

#oo,eration in di**erent areas+

Turkey tried to )e a ediator )et/een Israeland 'alestine

#$annel o* #ounication )et/een Syria andIsrael

A*ter ;ero 'ro)les (it$


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#ont=d Turkey *i>ed relations /it$ Iran and Syria

Turkey=s ediator role did not /ork in

'alestinian issue

(orld Econoic %oru con*erence in?aos

TRT

!o/er c$air


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#ont=d

T$e @aa %lotilla incident B 6ai6arara

Turkey /it$dra/ its a)assador anddo/n&raded di,loatic relations /it$ Israel

to t$e second secretary

A*ter Ara) S,rin&+ Turkey $ad )ad relations

/it$ Iran+ Ira3+ Syria and Russia

Isolation o* Turkey

Ce/is$ lo))y United States resolution on Arenian

@enocide

Netanya$u a,olo&ied to Erdo&an *or anyo,erational istakes )y Israel durin& t$e

*lotilla incident


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Syria Strate&ic ?e,t$

;ero 'ro)le (it$


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#ont=d

A*ter Ara) S,rin&+ soe eents caused t$e

deterioration o* relations D=%riend Esad==+ D=rot$er Esad== turned into

D=Eney Esed==

Tension increased /it$ soe incidents )et/eenTurkey and Syria suc$ as assassination o* seeral

Syrians+ s$ootin& do/n o* a Turkis$ *i&$ter,lane %4"'$anto etc


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#ont=d

US )e&an ,roidin& trainin&+ cas$+ and

intelli&ence to selected re)el coanders

Esad ust &o+ t$is is red line *or Turkey )ut not

*or United States

ISIS

Syria Train and E3ui, 'ro&ra

Ci$adist &rou,s

Vice 'resident Coe iden 'F?

Inde,endent Gurdis$ state

Turkey and US"led coalition *orces


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Ira3 Gurdis$ Re&ional @oernent

Turkey $as troo,s in nort$ Ira3 to train Gurdis$

soldiers a&ainst ISIS

Ira3i #entral @oernent

as$i3a #a, Ira3i &oernent /arned Turkey to /it$dra/

its troo,s *ro nort$ Ira3+

United Nations Security #ouncil


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Iran

Turkey and Iran /ere in ,ra&atic

ra,,roc$eent ,rocess /it$ C?'

&oernent

6ediator role in Iranian Nuclear 'ro&ra

Turkey is not actin& alon& /it$ t$e (esternallies in t$is issue )ecause Turkey does not

o,,ose Iran=s searc$ *or ,eace*ul nuclearener&y

Uraniu s/a, deal )et/een Iran andrail

NAT< 6issile S$ield #risis


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Russia Anne>ation o* #riean 'eninsula

Tatars

Russia iolated Gie=s soerei&nty+

Natural @as

Turkey tried to )alance t$e (est and Russia

!iits t$e access o* nonlittoral ,o/ers into t$e lack Sea t$rou&$ t$e Turkis$

Straits

Syrian #iil (ar Russian Suk$oi Su"246 )o)er aircra*t


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#onclusion Strate&ic ,artners$i, turned into odel ,artners$i,+

T$ere are any issues t$at Turkey and US /ere di**erent sides

Turkey tried to )alance )et/een Russia and NAT< in #riean issue

Turkey su,,orted Iranian Nuclear 'ro&ra *or ,eace*ul ,ur,oses and acted as

a ediator )et/een Iran and t$e (est

Turkey al/ays su,,ort 'alestine a&ainst Israel and t$is is )i& ,ro)le *or US

%or Turkey 'F? is terrorist or&aniation )ut *or US it is not

Alt$ou&$ t$ere are di**erent c$oices on *orei&n ,olicy+ Turkey and US $as

al/ays &ood relations and al/ays *ind a /ay to )e ore close allies


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