Abstract

Turkey served for five years in the UN Security Council during the early Cold War period. Throughout its service, first in 1951–1952, then in 1954–1955, finally in 1961, Turkey joined 201 voting sessions, and gave many statements on matters before the Security Council. The three electoral campaigns of Turkey for the temporary seat in the Council, and its voting and statement performance during a 5-year service are very informative not only about Turkey’s foreign policy but also about the behavior of small powers during the early Cold War period and the working of the Security Council, the most important international institution. Therefore, this article aims to provide a short story of Turkey’s election to and performance in the Security Council, analyze its voting preferences during temporary membership, and debate Turkey’s voting motivations.

摘要

在冷战初期，土耳其在联合国安理会任职五年。在整个服务期间，首先是1951–1952年，然后是1954–1955年，最后是1961年，土耳其参加了201次投票会议，并就安全理事会的事项发表了许多声明。土耳其为在安理会获得临时席位而进行的三项竞选运动及其在为期5年的服务中的投票和声明表现不仅对土耳其的外交政策而且对于小国在冷战初期的行为以及最重要的国际机构安全理事会的工作。因此，本文旨在提供土耳其的选举和性能在安理会的一个小故事，临时会员在分析其投票取向，并讨论土耳其的投票动机。