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Turkey’s Policy towards the Balkans during the Cold War

Publication date: 29.09.2023

Central European and Balkan Studies, 2023, Vol. XXXII, pp. 89 - 103

https://doi.org/10.4467/2543733XSSB.23.005.18431

Authors

Rafał Woźnica
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
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Turkey’s Policy towards the Balkans during the Cold War

Abstract

This research examines the foreign policy of the Republic of Turkey towards the Balkan region during the Cold War. The article aims to elucidate the fundamental principles underpinning Turkey’s approach to the region within the context of the bipolar international system. With the onset of the Cold War, the Balkan Peninsula found itself bifurcated into two blocs, reflecting the reconfigured international order. Consequently, segments of the Balkan states fell under Soviet sway. While Turkey had previously maintained a stance of active neutrality during the Second World War, there was a swift shift in its foreign policy. Driven by security imperatives and apprehensions regarding the Soviet threat to its territorial integrity, Turkey aligned itself with the Western bloc. This article seeks to address the nature of Turkey’s policy towards the Balkan nations that were part of the opposing political and military bloc and the factors influencing its relations with these countries.

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Information: Central European and Balkan Studies, 2023, Vol. XXXII, pp. 89 - 103

Article type: Original article

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Turkey’s Policy towards the Balkans during the Cold War

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Turkey’s Policy towards the Balkans during the Cold War

Authors

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

Published at: 29.09.2023

Article status: Open

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