ABSTRACT
‘Turkish foreign policy is deeply rooted in the nato Pact; it will differ only in nuances from that of the Menderes régime’ was the official statement of foreign policy by the revolutionary movement when it came to power in May 1960. The starting-point of post-revolutionary Turkish foreign policy is full consciousness that the North Atlantic Treaty provides the country with the best protection against the overpowering Russian pressure which has been weighing on Turkey for more than two centuries. While Menderes adjusted his policy entirely to the Americans the revolutionary government tried to find a wider basis for its foreign policy. Turkish attitudes towards the former members of the Balkan Pact did not change during the months following the revolution. Greece and Turkey established a new link, the Zurich and London agreements setting up the Republic of Cyprus, which can survive only if it is supported both by Ankara and Athens.
