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This article analyses Turkey’s policy vis-à-vis the Palestinian Question from the end of the Second World War to the final months of 1948. During this interval, the main foreign policy issue on the agenda of the Turkish policy makers was the Soviet menace, against which the Turks sought the assistance of the British and the Americans. However, they did not align their Palestine policy with that of the Anglo-Americans, which supported the Zionist project. The Turks, who portrayed the Arabs in their school textbooks as traitors due to the revolt of Sharif Hussein during the First World War, endorsed the Arab cause in Palestine. The Kemalists were convinced that Palestine was historically Arab. Besides, they were co-religionists with the Arabs. Therefore, according to Ankara, the Arabs should have their own independent state in Palestine. In fact, far from following the Anglo-American policy in Palestine blindly, the Turkish government tried to persuade the Anglo-Americans to the Arab cause.
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152030
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The 15th July coup attempt in Turkey has added another layer of complexity to the conundrum that is Turkish politics. Since the coup attempt there have been several DAESH and PKK attacks in Turkey, including the assassination of the Russian Ambassador. The country continues to wage war with both terror organizations, whilst trying to pass a new constitution. In this whirlwind of history, many of the questions that lie at the heart of the coup attempt seem sidelined. There have been waves of purges since July, and it is believed that the high number of terror attacks are linked to a weakened intelligence establishment. The following essay attempts to give a brief description of the Gülen movement which, according to several testimonies, was behind the coup attempt. It tries to explain the political structures in Turkey that have always been wedded to military power, and that led to a supposedly religious organization gain so much power. It also tries to sketch a history Turkish people's reactions to military coups and how and why 15th July was different.
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