Trade Relations between Turkey and Germany from 1923 to 1939 according to the Turkish Archive Documents: War, Crisis and Agreements br

Although the relations between Germany and Turkey were interrupted due to the results of the First World War, negotiations were started for friendship and trade agreements between these two war allies immediately after the establishment of the Turkish Republic. In this article, the trade relations between Turkey and Germany between 1923 and 1939 were examined by analyzing the post-war period, the Great Depression, temporary (modus vivendi) and main trade treaties, clearing agreements, and the Berlin Turkish Chamber of Commerce activities. This article analyses the development of commercial relations between Turkey and Germany between 1923 and 1939 by using the documents obtained from the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Directorate of State Archives' Republican Archives and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Turkish Diplomatic Archives.