Cold War Turkey through Soviet Bloc’s eyes

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Abstract

The article examines and assesses Soviet Bloc’s operations in Turkey in the 1970s and 1980s when the East European case officers ran a string of agents inside Turkey’s security and counter-intelligence establishments. Their key aim was to work out and divulge the structure, organization, staffing, and working methods of the intelligence agencies in Turkey, their impact on the socialist countries, and the country’s connection with other NATO partners. This article, utilizing the hitherto unexploited primary material pertinent to the Soviet Bloc’s operations, fills a gap in literature extending our understanding of Turkey’s Cold War through the Eastern Bloc lenses.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCold War History
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 23 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Cold War
  • Turkey
  • espionage
  • secret intelligence
  • KGB
  • Soviet Bloc
  • NATO
  • rezidentura

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