200 Years of Turkısh-American Relations

Authors : W. Robert Pearson

Pages : 1-6

Doi:10.1501/Intrel_0000000021

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Publication Date : 2000-05-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :I am deeply honored to be with you in the Faculty of Political science of Ankara University, an institution that has contributed so much to Turkey in he past 150 years. The scholars, students and alumni gathered here are the legacy of Turkey's reform movement and embody Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's commitment to education, modernity, and public service in Turkey. In 1925 he said: "We do not claim pride for the services we render. But we fınd comfort in the hope that the services we are yet to render will indeed merit pride." This institution and its graduates have certainly lived up to these words. Many of them have contributed directly to the close ties between our two countries.
Keywords : 200 Years, Turkısh, American