Turkish Foreign Policy on the Suez Dispute, 1946–1953

ÖZKAN F.

Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/19448953.2026.2633657
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Historical Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Egypt, Israel, Middle East Defence Organization, Suez, Türkiye
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article analyses Türkiye’s active Suez policy after 1952 by framing it within a regional context, in addition to Türkiye’s NATO membership which has been extensively documented in the existing literature. By analysing recently declassified documents of the Turkish Diplomatic Archives, the article shows that, in addition to participation in NATO, two regional developments, Egyptian-US rapprochement following the coup in Egypt and Arab-Israeli reconciliation, drove Türkiye to adopt an active role in the dispute. The article contributes to the scholarship on Turkish diplomacy by framing Türkiye’s Suez policy within a Middle Eastern regional context, with a specific focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, instead of only situating it within global Cold War policies such as participation in defence organizations like NATO.