Türkiye, Mihver ve Müttefik devletlerle imzaladığı antlaşmalarla II. Dünya Savaşı’nın dışında kalmaya çalışmıştır. Başka bir deyişle Türk devlet adamları genel politikalarını savaşa dâhil olmama üzerine inşa etti. Bu yüzden Türkiye’nin II. Dünya Savaşı’ndaki politikaları savaşın gidişatına göre değişiklikler gösterdi. Dolayısıyla Türkiye, Almanya ve İngiltere’nin kendi tarafında savaşa girmesi noktasında rekabet sahası oldu. Özellikle bu doğrultuda İngiltere dünyanın birçok yerinde olduğu gibi Türkiye’de de önde gelen kişiler üzerinde raporlar hazırlatmış; dönem dönem dış politikasını mevcut notlar doğrultusunda şekillendirmiştir. Bu bağlamda çalışmada İngiliz Büyükelçiliği’nde Müsteşar olarak görev yapan Sir Alexander Knox Helm’in Türkiye’nin politik ve askerî hayatına yön veren kişiler hakkındaki tahlilleri ve gözlemleri yer almıştır. Mevcut notlar Türk Hükümeti’nin önde gelen üyeleri arasındaki ilişkileri ve önceki Türk Hükümetleri ile olan bağlantıları üzerine değerlendirmeleri kapsamaktadır.
This study examines a report prepared by the British Embassy and submitted to London, following a visit made to Çukurova between July [25][26][27][28][29][30][31] 1950. Throughout the history, the British have prepared many reports on Turkish provinces based on their visits. One of those visits was made by two officials of the Embassy. In the report they prepared on their visit to Çukurova, they primarily provide general information about historical and geographical structure of the region. Likewise they express their foresights regarding the future of the country and the region in addition to their comments on other issues. The first part of notes that are composed of two parts embodies impressions about historical and geographical features of Çukurova as well as daily lives of workers and modern farms. The second part dwells on agricultural products grown in the plain, economic value of these products and effects of natural disasters on agricultural activities throughout the region. The notes embody some interesting observations on the political atmosphere during the first few months after Democrat Party came to the power. The study addresses various activities that aim to increase potential productivity of Çukurova under topics of the leading economic resources of the region such as cotton, wheat, citrus fruits, irrigation, oil exploration and port management. Based upon the travel notes provided from a foreigner's point of view, this study mainly aims at offering an insight into the socioeconomic development of the Çukurova region, a leading economic field of the young Republic. Being a result of a detailed research carried on in the British archives, this study analyzes the report on a visit to the region by the embassy officials of the time.
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