According to Suat Davaz's Reports, The Political and Economic Situation of France and Its Policy Towards Turkey (1932-1939)

At the end of the First World War, with the signing of the Armistice of Mondros between the Ottoman state and the Entente States, France joined the states occupying Anatolia. Following the national struggle in Anatolia, the Treaty of Ankara was signed between the Government of Ankara and France in 1921 and the Turkish-French peace was achieved. However, during this period of peace after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, problems such as external debts, foreign schools and the Turkish-Syrian border continued between Turkey and France. With the signing of the Lausanne peace treaty, most of the issues between the two countries had been settled. In the context of Turkey's role in international relations, which developed with the accession of Turkey to the league of Nations, there was a period of peace between the two countries until the Hatay issue. Between 1932 and 1939, Suat Davaz, an experienced Turkish diplomat, served as the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Paris. During his tenure in Paris, Davaz sent reports on numerous and important issues to the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of Turkey. France was forced to fight short-lived and unstable governments, political scandals and ongoing strikes in domestic politics during this period when the World Economic Depression of 1929 deeply affected Europe. The study will examine whether the reports that Davaz sent to Ankara, headed by the State Archives of the Republic of Turkey and which had not been used before, reflect France's economy, domestic and foreign policy and its policy towards Turkey. With this example, the importance of diplomat reports in studies of political history will be evaluated. The article will be limited to Davaz's years at the Paris Embassy.

Keywords

History of the Republic of Turkey, France, Turkey-France Relations, Diplomat Reports, Suat Davaz.