Turkish Chrome Sale during the Second World War and Allied Policies
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Nuri KARAKAŞ
Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), 2010, vol 25, pp 447-482
Summary
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-align:justify"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Turkey</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> has rich chrome deposits and this raw material is indispensable for armament industry. Therefore, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region> became the centre of the attention between the Allied and Axis Powers because of her (<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>) prominent place in the World chrome production during the Second World War. Thus, between those two blocks, a cruel rivalry started to hold The Turkey’s chrome production. Besides <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>’ chrome needs, this rivalry had been shaped to impede <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region> not to import chrome ore from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region> for Allied Powers. Because of the Allied economic blockade policy, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region> was forced to supply her chrome needs just from <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>. For this reason, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region> took advantage of this rivalry between the two blocks and managed to sell her chrome production in appropriate prices. <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Turkey</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s flexible balance policy hold an important place in this success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>