1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated May 7, 2021Turkey-U.S. Relations: Timeline and Brief Historical ContextThis timeline tracks major developments from the beginning of close U.S.-Turkey ties after World War II to the present. The information provides context for lawmakers assessing the tenor an
2、d trajectory of current bilateral relations on issues ranging from general strategic cooperation to timely regional concerns and domestic Turkish politics. Early Cold War Partners (1945-1962) Soviet pressure on the Turkish government to allow free passage through the Turkish straits (the Bosphorus a
3、nd Dardanelles) and its territorial claims in eastern Anatolia threatened to precipitate hostilities between the two states, whose predecessors (the Russian and Ottoman Empires) had fought 12 wars over the preceding four centuries. Turkey turned to the United States for support. Mutual opposition to
4、 Soviet expansion would underpin Turkey-U.S. ties in the coming decades. 1945 Turkey declares war on Germany and Japan in February; becomes founding member of the United Nations 1946 In response to Soviet demands on Turkey for shared administration of the straits, the United States counters Soviet p