Military bases in NATO-US-Turkey Triangle during the cold war: change and continuity/Soguk Savas'ta NATO-ABD-Turkiye ucgeninde askeri usler: sureklilik ve degisim

Military bases in Turkey constitute an important leg of Turkey-NATO relations. In that sense, establishment of military bases and their use had become the most important elements of the bargaining process between Turkey and NATO during Turkey's accession to the alliance. The issue of military bases also continued to play a vital role in relations between Turkey and the alliance after Turkey was granted a membership. Turkey's role in the alliance was very much linked to the use of military bases located in the country throughout the Cold War. This role, at the same time, has brought along series of heated discussions over the status and functions of these bases. It is possible to examine continuity and discontinuity in legal status and functions of military bases deployed by NATO in Turkey in different periods. Keywords: NATO, Cold War, Hegemony, American Military Bases, Incirlik Turkiye-NATO iliskilerinin en onemli ayaklarindan birini Turkiye'deki askeri usler olusturmaktadir. Turkiye'nin NATO'ya uye olma surecindeki zorlu gorusmeler buyuk olcude kurulacak uslerin statusune iliskin pazarliklara iliskindir. Soguk Savas suresince ise Turkiye acisindan NATO yukumluluklerinin en somut yansimasi uslerin kullanimina dair olmustur. ABD ile iliskilerle ic ice gecen Turkiye'nin NATO kapsaminda ustlendigi bu rol her zaman tartismalarin merkezinde yer almis, iliskilerle birlikte uslerin statuleri, fonksiyonlari sorgulanmis ve surec icinde donemsel olarak degisiklikler gostermislerdir. Anahtar Kelimler: NATO, Soguk Savas, Hegemonya, Amerikan Usleri, Incirlik
Summary Military bases in Turkey constitute an important leg of Turkey-NATO relations. In that sense, establishment of military bases and their use had become the most important elements of the [...]