İkinci Dünya Savaşı’nda Almanya’nın Türkiye Üzerinden Irak’a Askeri Sevkiyat Gerçekleştirme Tasarısı
Proposal Of Germany On Sending Military Materials To Iraq By Way Of Turkey In World War Two

Summary/Abstract: Although Turkey declared her political and potential military position at the begining of World War II by signing an Alliance treaty with Britain and France, German military achievements and Germany’s significant share in Turkish foreign trade, since Nazi rule which perceived economy as an important instrument for foreign policy, necessitated Turkey to maintain diplomatic relations with this country constructively. Germany, who wanted to strengthen pro-axis Rashid Al-Gailani Government against British operation, demanded from Turkey to permit sending military materials to Iraq by the way of Turkish lands, in May of 1941. In the framework of this demand, a nonaggression pact which included secret clause on sending military materials to Iraq, would be signed between Turkey and Germany. Due to its alliance with Britain, Turkey did not approach to accept this proposal. But as a result of string out of negotiations on sending materials, Britain gained military control in Iraq, and thus there did not remain any obstacle on signing Turkish-German Non-Aggression Treaty.

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