NationStates Jolt Archive

Head of State: Refik Saydam
Population: 17.5 million
Army: Standing, 174,000; Reserves, 500,000
Air Force: 370 Aircraft


Navy:
Old German Battleships:
Yavuz Sultan Selim (Goeben)
Kurkürsk Friedrich Wilhelm
Turgut Reis (Torgud Reis)

Old Cruisers: 2
Abdul Hamid 25th September 1903
Abdul Mecid (Medjidieh) 25th July 1903

Destroyers: 4
Adatepe 19th March 1931
Kocatepe 7th February 1931
Tinaztepe 27th July 1931
Zafer 20th September 1931

Submarines: 9
Birindci Inonu 1st February 1927
Ikindci Inonu 12th March 1927
Dumlupinar (Dumlupynar) 4th March 1931
Sakarya 2nd February 1931
Gur 1932
Atilay 1938
Yildiray 26th August 1939
Saldiray 23rd July 1938
Baltiray 28th August 1938

From London
To Ankara:

The British government is interested in creating stronger ties with the Turkish state as a way of helping the Turks in their protection from the Soviet Union as well as creating a stronger presence in the northern Middle East. Ties with London could lead to excellent economic deals such as the sale of oil and other goods for manufactured products in England. There is the possibility that Britain could help develop the Turkish navy in exchange for such political ties.
- Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax

To: Britain
From: Turkish Foreign Office

We are interested in your offer. We hope to establish a good trading relationship with you soon, and look forward to a future of friendship.

From: Prime Minister Armand Calinescu,
To: President Ismet Inönü

To better improve relations betweenour nations, The government of Romania is offering a strategic, mutual defence pact. In exchange, Romania is offering a economic treaty that would havely benefit both our nations. The need for the defence pact is quite clear, with the agreesion desplayed by germany on it's neighbor poland, it is only a mater of time before they reach out thier hand towards us. With your combined navy and my infantry we could creat a quite strong combined force.

To: Prime Minister Armand Calinescu
From: President Refik Saydam

Unfortunately at this time Turkey wishes to maintain a stance against openly provoking Germany. Perhaps in the future this stance will change.