Turkey's Participation in the Middle East Command and its Admission to NATO, 1950-52.

From: Middle Eastern Studies | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: YESILBURSA, BEHCET K. | Copyright information

An overview is presented on the role of Turkey in establishing an anti-Soviet buffer zone in the Middle East. Topics include Turkey's negotiation of British and American interests in the region, the collapse of Anglo-Egypt relations and Israel's concerns over security.

The object of this article is to detail and analyse the gradual stages in the formation of the British Middle East Command and the admission of Turkey to NATO. After first examining the Anglo-American compromise wh...

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