Turkey-American Realations: Halkbank Event

Abstract

 This study investigates how the tensions between and the conflicting interest of the two allied countries Turkey and the USA sharing liberal values challenge the conceptual framework by looking at their attitude during the crisis of Halkbank event. The current study aims to explore  the parties  approach to resolving the matter over the Halkbank event brought about by their interests and concerns for national security resulting from the global developments between Turkey and the USA between the years 2002-2020. It is based on the explanatory/descriptive approach under the case study as one of the strategies of the qualitative research designs. The data were collected through interviews and document analysis. The findings show that the USA went for the realist approach rather than a liberal one based on negotiations in resolving matters such as the matter over the Halkbank event.