The Turkish Intelligence in the early Cold War: orchestrating a student raid on the leftist press, hunting communists and early relations with the OSS (1944–1946)
Intelligence and National Security, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02684527.2026.2734410
- Dergi Adı: Intelligence and National Security
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, American History and Life, Applied Science & Technology Source, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Political Science Complete, Political Science Abstract (IPSA), Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Criminology Collection (ProQuest), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: 4 December riot, Office of Strategic Services, Radio Boston, Tan, Turkish intelligence, Turkish-Soviet crisis
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Drawing on American archives, this article contributes to the literature on the Turkish intelligence and Turkish-Soviet crisis in the early Cold War. It offers substantial evidence indicating the organizing role of the Turkish state in the riot against leftist press outlets in İstanbul on 4 December 1945. Then, challenging the conventional narrative regarding the origins and chronology of the Turkish-Soviet crisis, it shows that Turkey adopted a markedly anti-Soviet position in 1944, earlier than the infamous Sarper-Molotov meeting in June 1945. The article finally discusses the Turkish ‘communist hunt’ and the early establishment of relations between the Turkish and US intelligence.