Özet:

The Russian Bolshevik Revolution was one of the factors that determined the fate of the First World War. This revolution, which led to the formation of the Soviet Union, radically changed the internal and foreign policy followed by the Russian Empire, initiating a new period in terms of geopolitics in the region. In the same period, the Ankara government, which began the national liberation struggle against the imperialist powers separately from the Ottoman Empire authority, had acted within the framework of the "Misak-i Milli" program. In this context, the existence struggle against the Opposition states, which is considered a common enemy, has led to the agenda of Turkish-Russian cooperation. The aim of this study is to evaluate the beginning period of the USSR-Turkey relations between 1917 and 1925 and the effects it has created in terms of both countries from the perspective of Turkish diplomats. The study will evaluate the course of the Turkish-Russian relations between 1917 and 1925 and the view of Turkish diplomats on Bolshevism, the memories of diplomats and research works, and the realism and geopolitical determinist theories in light of the content analysis method.

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Özet:

The Russian Bolshevik Revolution was one of the factors determining the fate of World War I. This revolution, which led to the formation of the Soviet Union, radically altered the internal and external politics of the Russian Empire and initiated a new era in terms of regional geopolitics. In the same period, apart from the authority of the Ottoman Empire, the government of Ankara, which initiated the national liberation struggle against the imperialist powers, was acting within the framework of the "National Pact." In this context, the struggle for existence against the entente states that were perceived as a common enemy brought TurkishRussian cooperation to the agenda. The purpose of thisstudy isto evaluate the initial period of the relations between the USSR and Turkey in the period of 1917-1925 from the perspective of Turkish diplomats. In this study, the course of TurkishRussian relations under the leadership of M. Kemal and Lenin between 1917-1925 and the attitude of the Turkish diplomats towards Bolshevism will be evaluated by content analysis method in light of memories of diplomats, archive documents, realism and geopolitical determinist theories.