Turkey's Domestic Affairs: Shaping the U.S.-Turkey Strategic Partnership

Abstract

The resignation in June of Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, leader of the Islamist Refah Party-and the collapse of the government he headed with Deputy Prime Minister Tansu Ciller-ended, at least for the moment, the confrontation between the Islamists and the Turkish General Staff, avowed guardians of the secular legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. However, the conflict could resurface because the differences between the two are deepseated; involving Turkish national identity, political philosophy, social policy, security, and foreign relations. Whatever the result, the crisis will have profound implications for the strategic relationship with the United States. The Turkish General Staff will expect U.S. support, and it is unlikely to heed warnings that its actions place Turkey's fragile democracy at risk.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA394278

Entities

People

  • Judith S. Yaphe

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Domestic
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Education
  • Elections
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Labor Unions
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.