TBMM HÜKÜMETİ İLE POLONYA CUMHURİYETİ İMZALANAN ANTLAŞMALAR VE TARAFLARIN DIŞPOLİTİKA YAKLAŞIMLARI

TREATIES CONCLUDED BETWEEN TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (TGNA) GOVERNMENT AND REPUBLIC OF POLAND ON 23 JULY 1923 AND FOREIGN POLICY APPROACHES OF PARTIES

Özet

Türkiye ve Polonya arasında 600 yıla dayanan tarihi etkileşim,kadim bir dostluğun oluşmasında büyük rol oynamıştır. Her iki devlet de bulundukları jeopolitik konum itibariyle tarihsel arka planda sıkıntılı süreçlerden geçmek zorunda kalmış ve bu mücadeleler farkındalığını yaşamışlardır. Örneğin; XIX. yüzyılda Polonyalıların da içinde bulunduğu sığınmacılara kapılarını açan Osmanlı Devleti, bağımsızlıkları uğrunda mücadele eden milletlere en zor dönemlerinde yardımcı olmayı ilke edinmiştir

Abstract

Historical interaction of 600 years between Turkey and Poland played a major role for developing an old friendship. Both countries had undergone adversities in historical background due to their geopolitical position and they had experienced awareness of mutual needing during these conflicts. For example; Ottoman Empire that opened doors to refugees including Polish people during the century XIX adopted helping to the nations fighting for their independence at the hardest times as a principle. Allied Powers recognized the independence of Poland after World War I and subsequently these Polish people had a chance to make their presence felt again on the stage of history during the period between two world wars. On the other hand, Ghazi Mustafa Kemal started the struggle of existence for Turkish Nation due to the inequitable attitudes of victorious states and concluded successfully the independence struggle of Turkey by his strategic steps on political-military-economical-cultural fields. The fact that Poland requested to conclude separate treaties with Turkish Delegacy in Lausanne during this struggle was a development which politically strengthened the hand of TGNA Government. This study emphasizes dynamics which were effective on foreign policy approaches of TGNA Government and Republic of Poland by giving information about the meetings held between them in Lausanne and the treaties concluded by them immediately afterwards. Main thesis of the article is to reveal the claim that security consideration in interstate relations was the first prior topic during the period between two world wars and in this context, Poland paid attention on Soviet Russia and Germany due to reactive foreign policy; and Turkey paid attention on East-West balance because of having been exposed to the wait and see policy