without support of Turkey, the US would not won the cold war?

Question

the cold war had continued since 1996 when the soviet union was collapsed. Turkey was the biggest allience of the US. For example, in the Cuba missile crisis, the US the US established fifteen US jupiter nuclear missiles in Turkey in April 1962. However, today Kurds became the biggest allience with the US that the US has forgotten about the cold war. Look at this link what the Americans people think about Turkey. Congratulations the US !
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Answer 1

Losing Turkey would've hurt, but we still wouldn've won the Cold War. The Soviet Union was on its death throes for years. No one notice till 1989. Then we all noticed.

Answer 2

HA!!!

You Turks always make me laugh.

Are you seriously suggesting that the military, political, and economical support of a country as small and insignificant as yours tipped the balance between the two greatest superpowers the world has ever seen???

If I edit your dates to the actual ones, 1945-1988, as opposed to 1996, which doesn't factor in at all, and the fact that the Jupiter missiles placed in Turkey were one of the CAUSES of the Cuban missile crisis, and that most of them were REMOVED after the talks were over, AND the fact that you seem to think Turkey a more valuable ally than Britain and the rest of Western Europe, a.k.a. NATO...

The only reason that Turkey might be a better ally than any of the above, in any area whatsoever, is geographical. Both Iran and Pakistan were just as firmly allied with the US as Turkey, and for EXACTLY the same reason: force of circumstance.

If there was no big scary USSR sitting on your country's doorstep, would Turkey ever have supported the US at all, not to mention allowing US armed forces a presence in Turkey? And if your country said no, would the US take that, or would you end up like Iraq is now?

If you want to talk about history, lets go back a bit further.

And as for that person who references 19th century treaties when discussing relations with Turkey, that's about as useful as discussing the relations the US had with Japan in those days. There is a HUGE difference between Ottoman Empire and Turkey.

From back when the Turks were called Seljuk and Saracen, the US, or the English as they then were, were fighting them, based on RELIGION, the sides of which you are still divided on. Then you became Ottomans, and made an empire.

In World War One, you got your butts handed to you, by, wait for it, an alliance of Britain, France, and the US, among others. Sound familiar? Then you became Turkey.

Then in World War Two, you joined in, but didn't actually send any troops.

After that, with the 1947 Truman Doctrine (which you weren't consulted on until AFTER it was decided on) , you were effectively taken over structurally by the US.

This didn't stop you, however, from having more than 10 coup d'etats, one of which occurred as late as 1997.

Apart from the strategic importance of your geographical location, you were, and are, a burden on the US, and your political stance is becoming a nightmare for everyone involved in Iraq, the European Union, and Western Civilization as a whole.

Do not be suprised when people insult your country and its policies. Alliances don't mean we turn a blind eye to your oppression of the Kurds.

Finally, you need to look at who would truly lose more if the alliance was broken, as it soon looks to be if you ever work up the nerve to invade Iraq, you, or the world's richest, most powerful nation???

Answer 3

Turkey has proven to be a good friend to the USA.

Friendship between Turkey and the United States dates to the late 18th century and was officially sealed by a treaty in 1830. The present close relationship began with the agreement of July 12, 1947 which implemented the Truman Doctrine. As part of the cooperative effort to further Turkish economic and military self-reliance, the United States has loaned and granted Turkey more than $12.5 billion in economic aid and more than $14 billion in military assistance.

Turkey sided with the United States during the Korean War of the early 1950s, providing active military support to U.S. forces. During the Gulf War of 1990, Turkish Armed Forces contributed to the coalition forces, and Turkey supported United States initiatives in the region. The country hosts the Incirlik Air Base, a major operations base of the United States Air Force, since 1954.

Turkish-American relations focus on areas such as strategic energy cooperation, trade and investment, security ties, regional stability, the global War on Terrorism, and human rights progress. Relations were strained when Turkey refused to allow American troops to deploy through its territory to Iraq, but regained momentum steadily thereafter and mutual interests remain strong across a wide spectrum of issues.

The U.S. and Turkey have had a Joint Economic Commission and a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement for several years. In 2002, the two countries indicated their joint intent to upgrade bilateral economic relations by launching an Economic Partnership Commission. In 2005, Turkish exports to the U.S. totaled $4.9 billion, and U.S. exports to Turkey totaled $5.3 billion.

Answer 4

turkey wasnt the sole reason for the collapse of the soviet union. their communism and foolish attempt to keep up with the US was. look at china, they are going at their own pace. they are not trying to foolishly outspend the US or start a space program that they cannot afford (well, they are sort of doing that) but the point is that the Soviets were their own downfall. they were idiots and didnt realize how bad their system was

Answer 5

The jupiter missiles were implaced before the Cuban missile crisis.

Answer 6

I agree ,Turkey has been a good friend and ally.
The Kurds are causing problems and some sort of deal has to be worked out.
But my friend ,Turkey has to be willing to be part of that deal.

Answer 7

They also used the talaban and bin laden in the cold war. because the United States used you, doesn't mean you are going to be treated like Isreali's,,