@article{2017,title={The Analysis of the Turkish-Cuban Political Relations from 1952 to Present},abstractNode={When the historical roots of Turkish-Cuban political relations are examined, it is remarkable that various interactions between the parties have begun especially as from the second half of the 19th century. In the period of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish foreign policy actors started to carry out political relations with Cuba by accrediting (21 September1950) the Turkish Embassy in Mexico. In addition, the parties declared that they formally established political relations between Ankara and Havana since 25 November 1952. Political relations between Turkey and Cuba were established in 1952, but this protocol was concluded perfunctorily. In fact, there was also no sign that the relations between the two countries had improved a lot in the 1950s. Since the ideology and government were changed in Cuba under the leadership of Fidel Castro in 1959, two countries had to take part in different fronts, thus there was no rapprochement between the two sides. The Cuban Missile Crisis between the US and the Soviet Union caused the relations established in 1952 between Havana and Ankara to lose strength even further. Since the two superpowers were on the brink of nuclear war in this crisis, they focused to solve problem in line with their own interests which inevitably made Turkey uncomfortable. The missile crisis affecting Turkey and Cuba has grabbed the headlines of both domestic and foreign press for many years, and the name of both states has taken place in much of the news on this subject. Following this event, one of the most controversial issues in the international political scene has been the Cyprus problem. When Turkey made military interventions in Cyprus in 1974 by using its right to guarantee, this situation was met with hesitation and dissatisfaction in the Third World Countries, as well as in many members of the Non-Allied Countries Movement. The Cyprus problem, therefore, has led Turkey to pursue a more active foreign policy. Following the decision to open new representatives in some Non-Allied countries, taken at the time of Ecevit Government in 1974, two parties decided to cooperate more tightly as a result of the contacts they have made through their diplomatic representative agencies in Algeria and announced this situation to the world public with a common declaration (6 March 1978). As a result of this announcement, Turkish Embassy in Havana started its activities from 1980. After the Cold War, the two countries foreign policy actors have begun to act for the purpose of developing, strengthening, and},author={Mehmet Sait DİLEK},year={2017},journal={Journal of Turkish Studies}}