An appraisal of U.S. security assistance to Turkey between 1950 and 1992
By: Alpar Karaahmet
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 106
Description: This thesis analyzes U.S. security assistance to Turkey between 1950 and 1992. It describes historical trends in U.S.-Turkey arms transactions by examining statistical expenditure data on seven components of the U.S. security assistance program. The thesis identifies the impact of four key factors on U.S. arms sales to Turkey during this period. These factors are the Korean War, NATO, GreekTurkish relations, and the Gulf War. Three different aspects of arms sales - military, political, and economic - are taken into consideration. The roles played by Congress and the executive branch in influencing U.S. aid to Turkey are examined. The thesis concludes that the Korean War, NATO, and the Gulf War supported closer military ties between Turkey and the United States, while disputes between Greece and Turkey tended to weaken it. U.S. security assistance/ Turkey.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): Richard B. Doyle,  Peter Lavoy.

"June 1994."

Thesis (M.S. in International Resource Planning and Management) Naval Postgraduate School, June 1994.

Includes bibliographical references.

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

Turkish Navy author.