İki Savaş Arası Dönemde Türkiye’nin Ortadoğu Politikası
Turkey’s Policy In The Middle East During The Interwar Period

Summary/Abstract: Since the start of the 19th century, the Esatern Question became a core issue for the European imperialism. As it focused on the destruction of the Ottoman Empire, this issue continued to be a major concern for the Allied Powers during the Great War. In this regard secret agreements were signed among the Allied powers during this war. Amongst this was the Sykes-Picot agreement with which the Middle East was divided according to imperialistic designs of the European powers. They not only created an artificial jewish state but also destroyed the political and geographic unity of the Middle East. It also became a hub of many problems and crises in the region fort the forthcoming decades. Turkey initially posed a challenge to the Sykes-Picot order and looked after alternative political options. But later as Turkey continued with carrying out a National Struggle against imperialist powers she was unable to cope with the European imperialistic designs. Therefore, after the establishment of Turkish Republic, Turkey searched for balance of power politics with the regional powers of the Middle East. The zenith of this policy was the setting of Sadabad Pact in 1937 under Turkey’s leadership. This article hence deals with the events starting from the secret Sykes-Picot agreement till to the end of the interwar period. Based on abundant archival documents the article examines Turkey’s foreign policy towards the Middle East during the interwar period.

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