Turkey’s Participation in the Korean War in Turkish Historiography

Abstract

The article estimates the degree to which the Turkish historiography of Turkey’s participation in the Korean war has been studied, as well as the evolution thereof. The author mainly analyzes historical literature in the Turkish language devoted to the diplomatic and political aspects of the Turkish contingent being sent to the Korean war, its participation in the military activities and the role of the aforementioned factor in the process of this country’s joining NATO.

Keywords

• Турция
• Корейская война
• Корея
• история Турции
• НАТО
• военная история
• историография.