Özet:

Japan supported England’s views in the Lausanne Peace Conference that was signed after the victorious conclusion of the Turkish National Struggle. However, after signing the Treaty of Lausanne, relations began to develop between Turkey and Japan. During the rule of Atatürk, the relations developed mostly in the political field. Japan went to World War II along with the Axis powers, which included Germany and Italy. However, it surrendered on 14 August 1945 after the USA dropped atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Turkey declared war against Germany and Japan on 23 February 1945. Just before the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty on September 8, 1951, the process for re-establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries began. After the approval of the treaty in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Four Star General Izzet Aksalur was sent to Tokyo as an ambassador. During the period, the bilateral relations between Turkey and Japan began to improve especially after the visit that Prime Minister Adnan Menderes made to Tokyo. The committees consisting of many Japanese businessmen and official representatives came to Turkey to improve the political and commercial relations between the two countries. Turkey exported raw materials to Japan and imported industrial products in return.

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