Turkey and the West

Contents

Acknowledgments / vii

1 Introduction / 1
Turkey and the West - Some international comparisons -
Turkish society and its institutions

2 Political culture / 10
Formative political experiences - Constitutional traditions -
The military and civilian bureaucracies — The expansion and
contraction of popular participation - Parliament and political
parties — Islam versus the secularists — The prospects till 1989 —
Conclusion

3 The economy / 30
Progress towards industrialization - Population and regions -
Government and industry - Private-sector industry - The
internationalization of the economy - Debts and payments in
the 1980s - Turkey’s prospects as a trading nation

4 Foreign policy / 41
The nature of foreign policy-making - Basic goals of Turkish
foreign policy - A ttitudes towards Islamic countries - Conflicts
with Greece - Armenian terrorism

5 Turkey and NATO / 52

6 European organizations / 58
The Council o f Europe - The European Community

7 Some bilateral problems / 69
Historical prejudice - Nationalism versus pluralism - Turkish
communities abroad - Turkey and France - Eastern Europe

8 Turkey and the Western financial system / 79
Official institutions - Private institutions

9 Prospects / 86
Turkey’s importance to the West - Advantages and costs —.
Possible avenues

Chronology / 94

Index / 97