Navigating the Tides of Change: Turkey’s Quest for United Nations Membership and the New World Order
Journal: Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi
Year: 2025

This paper aims to shed light into Turkey’s political and diplomatic history by focusing on its efforts to join the United Nations (UN). The search for a new political system in Turkey coincided with the global quest for a new world order, initiated by the UN’s four founding members during the Second World War. After a brief discussion on the making of the UN and its predecessors, the paper delves into Turkey’s position during the war, followed by an analysis of the ruling elites’ perceptions as