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Article Citation - WoS: 5Changing Naval Balances in the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for Turkey(Turkish Policy Quarterly, 2016) Güvenç, Serhat; Egeli, SıtkıThis paper is aimed at providing an assesement of the growing Russian naval strength and assertiveness in the Eastern Mediterranean and its implications for Turkey's place in the regional naval power hierarchy after Moscow's direct involvement in the Syrian conflict in 2015. Although the main focus is on the Eastern Mediterranean the region obviously cannot be decoupled from the Black Sea and to some extent from the Aegean. Therefore this paper argues that the naval power hierarchy in these three regions have both historically influenced and been influenced by developments in others.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4The Cold War Origins of the Turkish Motor Vehicle Industry: The Tuzla Jeep 1954-1971(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2014) Güvenç, SerhatWith its automobile exports measured in millions of units annually Turkey has become one of the top automobile producing nations in Europe. The current state of the Turkish motor vehicle industry stands in contrast to its modest origins which can be traced back to the early years of the Cold War. In the 1950s a private company ventured into the business of assembling Willy's Jeeps in Turkey. The early developmental trajectory of the Turkish automobile manufacturing resembled the experiences of many other countries that resorted to import substitution to reduce foreign currency dependency for automobile imports. However it differed significantly from others in two ways. First it was not undertaken in response to a coordinated government policy but rather as a one-off private initiative. Second it was justified in the context of the Cold War military and strategic requirements. In other words it stands out among its contemporaries in terms of the prominence of military and defense considerations that shaped US and Turkish military views on a private venture during the Cold War. Although the Jeep assembly experience in Turkey ended in failure its products had remained in service in the Turkish Army for nearly 50 years surviving the Cold War and beyond. The experience also left its deep imprint on Turkey's pursuit of an indigenously designed and manufactured automobile.Article Citation - WoS: 12Citation - Scopus: 23Nato and Turkey in the Post-Cold War World: Between Abandonment and Entrapment(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2012) Güvenç, Serhat; Özel, SoliFor the last two decades two fears have largely shaped Turkey's view of NATO. These are fears of entrapment and abandonment. Both are symptoms of a type of security dilemma that is peculiar to military alliances and coalitions. Both fears had their origins in the Cold War in the context of Turkey's 60-year-old NATO membership. They also led to the pursuit of autonomy in Turkish foreign policy both as a response strategy and as a strategic choice in its own right. While the former version featured a heavy dose of reliance on military means or hard power the latter version de-emphasized the military option in foreign policy and relied instead on soft power. A multitude of dynamics accounts for variations in the Turkish approach to NATO for the last two decades: Geography and regional considerations the transatlantic dynamics NATO's restructuring and transformation and Turkey's domestic dynamics. It may be suggested that NATO membership now looms large in the strategic calculations of the new Turkish elite in the aftermath of the Arab Awakening. This development might be the harbinger of the end of an era marked by fears and the pursuit of autonomy in Turkey's approach to NATO.Other Nato'nun Evrimi ve Türkiye'nin Transatlantik Güvenliğe Katkıları(Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Derneği İktisadi İşletmesi, 2015) Güvenç, SerhatTürkiye NATO’ya 60 yıl aşkın bir süredir üyedir. Bu sürede güvenliğin hedefleri ve araçlarındaki değişime koşut olarak Türkiye’nin NATO’nun kolektif güvenlik sistemine katkısı da nitelik ve nicelik olarak değişim göstermiştir. Türkiye’nin katkıları bağlamında süreklilik gösteren iki unsur göze çarpmaktadır. Bunlardan birisi coğrafi konumudur. NATO’nun tehdit algılarının yoğunlaştığı bölgelere komşuluğu Türkiye ittifak açısından emlak değerini artırmaktadır. Bir diğer konu ise Türkiye’nin diğer müttefiklere oranla mukayeseli üstünlüğü sayılan, düşük maliyetle büyük bir orduyu silahaltında tutabilmesidir. Soğuk Savaş’ta Türkiye’nin ittifaka katkıları bu iki eksende değerlendirilmiştir. Soğuk Savaş sonrası dönemde, alan dışı kolektif güvenlik görevlerine talip olan NATO’nun evrilen gereksinimleri doğrultusunda Türkiye de katkısını dönüştürüp nicelikten niteliğe ağrılık verdi. Ancak NATO’nun Balistik Füze Savunma Sistemi örneğinde olduğu gibi yünümüzde Türkiye’nin ittifaka temel katkısı bir kez daha coğrafi konumunun bir fonksiyonu olarak gündeme gelmiştir.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 5Nato's Evolution and Turkey's Contribution To the Transatlantic Security(Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Derneği, 2015) Güvenç, SerhatTurkey has been member of NATO for more than six decades. Turkey's contributions to NATO's collective defense have evolved in quantity and quality in step with changes in the ends and means of security. In terms of its contributions to the alliance, two elements of continued stand out. The first one is Turkey's location. Its proximity to zones of risks and threats in NATO's assessments has turned Turkey into an asset. The other element is Turkey's ability to raise and maintain a large army at a relatively low cost. This has been considered Turkey's "competitive edge" in NATO. Its real estate value and its large army constituted the two main pillars of Turkey's contribution to NATO during the Cold War. Turkey has shifted its emphasis away from quantity to quality to meet NATO's evolving requirements for post-Cold War out-of-area collective security missions. Nevetheless, Turkey's real estate value has come a full circle for the alliance with Ankara's decision to host an radar site as part of NATO's Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System.Article Citation - WoS: 8One Battle and Two Accounts: the Turkish Brigade at Kunu-Ri in November 1950(Soc Military History, 2016) Uyar, Mesut; Güvenç, SerhatThe recent revival of academic and popular interest in the Korean War in Turkey has played an important role in instigating the production of new books and documentaries. In Turkish accounts the Battle of Kunu-ri (November 1950) figures more prominently than any other event during the entire conflict. However the Turkish Brigade's performance at this battle remains controversial. This paper assesses the impact of U.S. military assistance on Turkish military's transformation compares and contrasts the official U.S. and Turkish accounts of the battle (known in U.S. sources as the Battle of Chongchon) and discusses why the official perspectives of the engagement diverge substantially.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5Revisiting the Britain-Us Triangle During the Transition From Pax Britannica To Pax Americana (1947-1957)(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francıs Ltd, 2020) Barlas, Dilek; Yılmaz, Şuhnaz; Güvenç, SerhatThis article analyses the triangular relations between Britain, the United States and Turkey in the volatile Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean region at the advent of the Cold War. It examines the political, economic and military strategies that enabled Turkey to adapt to the transitional period from the Pax Britannica to the Pax Americana (1947-1957) in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. By focusing on this turbulent decade extending from the Truman Doctrine (1947) to the Eisenhower Doctrine (1957), this study posits that the transition from the waning influence of Britain to the coalitional hegemony of the United States was protracted and multi-layered. In this context, Turkey had to walk a diplomatic tightrope while managing certain aspects of continuity and change in a volatile region.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 5Turkey's Involvement in the F-35 Program One Step Forward Two Steps Backward?(Sage Publications Ltd, 2013) Güvenç, Serhat; Yanık, Lerna K.[Abstract Not Available]Book Review Why Do Leaders Lie: the Truth About Lying in International Relations(Uluslararası İlişkiler Konseyi Derneği, 2013) Güvenç, Serhat[Abstract Not Available]
