HISTORICAL PROCESS IN DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY AND THE USA AND TURKEY-USA TRADE TREATY (1 APRIL 1939)

After giving US political union in 1776, he focused on economic activities around the world. The Mediterranean Basin was a suitable place for this purpose. This situation caused the USA to meet with the Ottoman State and its citizens. The Turkish-US relations also began in 1783. Several commercial agreements between the two states were signed. ？zmir was an important center in this context. This situation continued until the First World War. It broke down in 1917. National Struggle Period in the US has closely followed Turkey. After the Lausanne Peace Treaty signed in 1923, relations between the two countries continued. A trade treaty was signed in 1929. After Atatürk's death, he continued in a positive sense and a new trade treaty was signed on 1 April 1939. It was a turning point. Turkey gave a new direction to foreign policy