Güvenç, SerhatUyar, Mesut2021-04-232021-04-232021-02202141468-27451468-2745https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/3991US-Turkish relations were marked by the primacy of military actors during the Cold War. This is considered to be the consequence of the so-called special relationship between the US and Turkish militaries based on mutual trust. However, historical record suggests that the two militaries clashed over a number of institutional, strategic and cultural matters from the onset. The US military assistance did not result in Turkish military's transformation along the US military system. Nevertheless, it precipitated a long overdue generational change within a decade. The US-trained young officers purged the Prussian/German-trained old guard from the ranks.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessUS-Turkey RelationsNATOTurkish militaryMilitary transformationForeign military assistanceUS Foreign relationsArticleWOS:00061624550000110.1080/14682745.2020.18665512-s2.0-85100817675Q2Q2