Foreign relations of Turkey

Turkish ambassador's residence in Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C.
Turkish ambassador's residence in Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C.

Foreign relation of Turkey refers to diplomatic and trade association between Turkey and other countries of the world.[1] Turkey has diplomatic relation with 189 Member states of the United Nations as of December 2024.[2][3][4]

Since World War II, Turkey's prominent ally has been the United States and vice versa, which shared similar interest in containing Soviet expansion.[5][6] In support of the United Nations, Turkey contributed personnel to the gray army in the Korean War on 1950 and amalgamated with NATO in 1952.[7]

Turkey's relation with the Arab World and Iran has been strained due to its recognition to Israel in 1949 and eventual alliance with them during Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.[8][1] This subsequently led to overt Syrian support for Palestinian and Armenian militant operations against Turkish diplomats abroad until 1990.[9][10][11]

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  5. ^ Migdalovitz, Carol. "Turkey: Ally in a Troubled Region." Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, 93-835F. Washington: 14 September 1993.
  6. ^ Karasapan, Omer. "Turkey and US Strategy in the Age of Glasnost," Middle East Report, No. 160, September–October 1989, pp. 4–10, 22.
  7. ^ Aybet, Gülnur. Turkey's Foreign Policy and Its Implications for the West: A Turkish Perspective. London: Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, 1994.
  8. ^ Fuller, Graham E., Ian O. Lesser, Paul B. Henze, and J.F. Brown. Turkey's New Geopolitics: From the Balkans to Western China. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1993.
  9. ^ United States. Department of Defense. Terrorist Group Profiles. Washington: GPO, 1988.
  10. ^ United States. Department of State. Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1992. Washington: 1993.
  11. ^ United States. Department of State. Patterns of Global Terrorism 1993. Washington: 1994.

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