Democracy or Stability: The US Policy Towards Turkish Experiment in Democracy 1945-1980 Demokrasi ya da İstikrar: ABD'nin Turkiye'nin Demokrasi Deneyimine Yönelik Politikası 1945-1980

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Turkish Journal of History, sa.84, ss.159-182, 2024 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.26650/iutd.1496002
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of History
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, L'Année philologique, Historical Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.159-182
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Coup, Democracy, Military Intervention, USA
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The concept of democracy plays an important role in the US foreign policy. American Presidents use democracy as a motivating force for their policies worldwide. This study examines the policies of the American administrations concerning the democratic developments and coups in the Republic of Turkiye between 1945 and 1983. The influence of the US administration, as the most important proponent of liberal democracy, on Turkiye's transition to multi-party rule and its approach to the coups of May 27, September 12, and the March 12 memorandum will be discussed based on the American sources in the present study. In addition to the American National Archives, Congressional Records, Official Publications, the American newspapers of the period, and the memoirs of diplomats who served in Turkiye were used as the primary sources of the study. These sources enabled the evaluation of the development of Turkish democracy from the American perspective. The US attitude towards Turkish democracy will also reveal whether democracy is a goal or a tool of the US foreign policy towards Turkiye.