The Effect of the Turkish Defence Industry on Turkish Foreign Policy
The defence industry plays a critical role in maintaining
state sovereignty, ensuring national security, and countering potential
threats. States take positions based on their strengths in the defence industry
and use them as leverage in international relations. Further, the defence
industry, which is closely related to foreign policy, shapes the position and
influence of countries.
The defence industry can have a significant
impact on a country's military strategy as well as its economic, political, and
sociocultural spheres. Turkey's achievements in the defence industry have
facilitated the country's ability to pursue an active foreign policy. In fact,
Turkey's decision to join the Western bloc in response to the USSR's threats
after World War II and its subsequent accession to NATO in 1952 marked a major
turning point in its foreign policy.
The imposition of an embargo on Turkey following
its intervention to protect the Turkish people in Cyprus in 1974 spurred the
development of the domestic defence industry, which provided significant gains
for Turkish foreign policy in the 2000s. The production of domestically
manufactured defence products has enabled Turkey to leverage its foreign policy
in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. This book examines Turkey's evolving
defence industry and the corresponding developments in Turkish foreign policy.
Kitap Özellikleri | |
Basım Tarihi | 2023 |
Sayfa | 142 |
Dil | İngilizce |
Ölçü | 13,5 x 21,5 cm |
Kağıt | 2. Hamur |