Soviet-Turkish Relations in 1921-1923: A Few Nuances from the Bulgarian Archives

Authors : Tsvetelina TSVETKOVA

Pages : 11-34

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Publication Date : 2020-06-20

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The article aims at presenting information from unpublished and unexplored until now Bulgarian archival documents about Soviet-Turkish relations. It follows their development in the period 1921-1923, based on the reports of the Bulgarian diplomats, residing in Istanbul - Todor K. Pavlov, Todor Markov and Ivan Altanov. Among the topics concerned were the status of the Soviet-Turkish relations; the Soviet military and financial support for Ankara Government; Soviet-Turkish rivalry for the influence over Muslim peoples in the Near East and Asia; international conferences; internal politics and developments within the Grand National Assembly; important Turkish personages that influenced directly or indirectly the Soviet-Turkish relations etc. The presented documents reveal not only some important nuances of already known facts and events, but open new unexplored topics in the historiography, related to the Soviet-Turkish relations during the period under consideration.
Keywords : Bulgarian archives, Bulgarian diplomats reports, Soviet Turkish relations, Soviet support, Ankara government, Turkish politicians and leaders