THe Effects of the Turkish Westernization on the Turkish Foreign Policy Choices

"Westernization" had been an important component in the Turkish Republic's state tradition. Especially after the Second World War, this perception, in relevance with the international environment, was exercised by the governing politicians -in a somehow corrupted way-, causing to take their choices in parallel with the "West" without considering the ends. This paper aims at analyzing Turkey's efforts for westernization and her striving to obtain a place in the western club, albeit her gains and losses in the international arena. The main intention of this article is a brief interrogation of Turkey's relations with both Eastern Bloc and the Western countries, especially after the Second World War and therefore to search for the effects of the Turkey's westernization process on the Turkey's foreign policy choices.