Türk Diplomatik Arşiv Belgelerinde Filistin’in Taksim Süreci
The Process of the Disengagement of Palestine in Turkish Diplomatic Archive Documents

Summary/Abstract: Since the early 20th century, important developments have taken place in the Middle East, especially in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration and the increasing Jewish immigration to the region during the British mandate period evolved into a conflict between Arabs and Jews. Especially after the Second World War, the involvement of the United States in the issue in favor of the Jews changed the balance in favor of the Jews. During this period, the commissions sent to the region, the reports prepared by the commissions, the policy pursued by the British and the attitudes of the Arabs and Jews in this process were sent as reports to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Turkish diplomats in different parts of the world. In the post-war period, due to the lack of a solution to the Palestine issue, Britain decided to bring the issue to the United Nations in 1947 and in the same year, the UN decided to partition Palestine between Arabs and Jews. Turkey followed the process closely due to the delicate balances it was in. Turkey tried to determine its policy by making use of reports from European countries and the Permanent Mission to the UN. On the one hand, Turkey tried not to oppose the policies of the United States and the United Kingdom due to the Soviet threat, and on the other hand, it was aimed not to offend the Arabs. In this study, the events that took place in the UN during the partition process of Palestine, the claims made by the Jews and Arabs in the commissions, the attitude of the Western powers and Turkey's position during the partition discussions were tried to be revealed based on the reports of Turkish diplomats in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the developments from the Balfour Declaration until 1948. Finally, the Arab-Jewish conflicts in Palestine following the approval of the partition decision at the UN are also included in the study based on reports and telegrams from the Jerusalem Consulate.

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