"Turkey, EU, and U.S. Relations within the Context of the Security-Freedom Pendulum
The US-Turkey alliance, which has been built on “if”s since the end of the Cold War, has been well-conducted due to the active foreign policy adopted during Ozal’s Presidency. The separatist terrorist movement which began in the 1980s accelerated its violence during the 1990s. As is known, a security concern came to the forefront in this period, and relations between Turkey and its Western alliances were strained as a result of their support to the organization. This situation eventually increased distrust towards the West. "
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