Exploring the Impact of NATO Agreements on Turkish Canadian Relations: An Analytical Perspective

The essay aims at analyzing the impact of NATO and the NATO-Pakistan agreements on Turkish-Canadian relations. NATO’s relevance for the study of Turkey’s international relationships and foreign policy renders the purpose of this study important. It is also relevant to underline that within this NATO framework, Canada has had an important bilateral relationship with Turkey. In effect, Canada holds the chair of consultation with Turkey, using Turkey’s assistance to open up an official dialogue expected to reduce and end the hostilities in neighboring countries. After Turkey joined NATO, Turkey and Canada had already established some agreements to contribute to the security of the Euro-Atlantic region. For example, Turkey and Canada are two of ten NATO countries that, from the very foundation in 1952, have joined the NATO Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. Their agreement in the headline monograph presented the nations as sharing common goals in democracy, rule of law, and protection of human rights, as well as common security across the Atlantic rim. Subsequently, they signed the NATO-Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, within which NATO collectively would intensify its mutually reinforcing security programs with countries in the broader region, in the interests of regional security overall. The present essay shows some aspects of the effects of NATO agreements on Turkish-Canadian relations. First, the era of Prime Minister Ismet Inonu embraced periods of considerable influence by the USA, the report of whose President on the Washington Treaty’s status and action sought by Congress determined Turkey’s joining NATO. Thus, Turkey’s joining NATO has to be considered a product of collaboration with the USA. Secondly, there is the construction of Turkish-Canadian relations.

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