Turkey in the UN Security Council
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Turkey has served as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on four occasions since its foundation in 1945. Its tenures were in 1951–52, 1954–55, 1961, and 2009–10. During these periods, Turkey actively participated in peacekeeping operations, crisis resolution, and global security discussions.
Early Cold War period
Before the ascendancy of the Democrat Party in the 1950s, Turkey sought membership in the Council twice during the latter half of the 1940s; however, both attempts were unsuccessful. Although Turkey did not actively campaign for the seat, it was among the contenders during the elections held on 19 November 1946, in the General Assembly. During the elections, Turkey garnered a mere single vote, which, as reported by the Turkish media, originated from Syria. In the 1948 elections, Turkey faced competition from Egypt, which ultimately secured the required two-thirds majority of the UN members present and voting. Turkey also lost this second attempt.
During the early Cold War, international organizations became battlegrounds between the US and the Soviet Union, with smaller countries often acting as proxies. Turkey's involvement in UN Security Council elections in 1953 and 1959 was heavily influenced by US Cold War interests, resulting in a shift of its caucus from the Middle Eastern to Eastern European region.
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