Lost in translation or transformation? The impact of American aid on the Turkish military, 1947–60

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ID12696191
AuthorsSerhat Güvenç (0000-0001-5733-7737, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey, corresponding author), Mesut Uyar (0000-0003-0673-7604, Antalya Bilim University, Antalya, Turkey)
Year2021
Volume22
Issue1
Pages59-77
Publication date2021-02-08
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCold War History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-2745 • E-ISSN: 1743-7962
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14682745.2020.1866551
OpenAlexW3128817775
LanguageEN
Citations received10

US–Turkish relations were marked by the primacy of military actors during the Cold War. This is considered to be the consequence of the so-called special relationship between the US and Turkish militaries based on mutual trust. However, historical record suggests that the two militaries clashed over a number of institutional, strategic and cultural matters from the onset. The US military assistance did not result in Turkish military’s transformation along the US military system. Nevertheless, it precipitated a long overdue generational change within a decade. The US-trained young officers purged the Prussian/German–trained old guard from the ranks

Civil–military relations · Cold war · German · Guard (computer science · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Turkish · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy · Turkey's Politics and Society

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