A Study on the Turkish Participation in the Korean War: Focusing on the Motivation behind the Turkish Participation and the Battle of Kunuri (6 · 25전쟁기 터키군 참전에 관한 연구 - 참전 동기와 군우리 전투를 중심으로 -)

Kim, Jin-woo (김진우)

doi:10.29212/mh.2013..87.87

A Study on the Turkish Participation in the Korean War: Focusing on the Motivation behind the Turkish Participation and the Battle of Kunuri

military history
2013, (87), pp.87-128
DOI : 10.29212/mh.2013..87.87
Publisher : Military History Institute, MND
Research Area : Humanities > History

Kim, Jin-woo ¹

¹육군사관학교

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ABSTRACT

Even though Turkey sent a brigade to the Korean War and suffered the third highest number of casualty during the war, the Turkish participation in the Korean War has not received its due recognition so far. The main purpose of this article is to study the Turkish participation with a focus on the motivation behind the Turkish participation and the first battle that the Turkish troop faced- the Battle of Kunuri. This article gives an overview of the Turkish participation in the Korean War and introduces why this topic was chosen, what methodology has been employed for this study, and why this study is significant. The first part of the main article rejects the previous notion that Turkey sent over its troops on ideological and humanitarian grounds. A careful study of the international and domestic circumstance of Turkey at the outset of the Korean War shows that Turkish decision to participate in the Korean War stemmed from the desire to facilitate its bid for a NATO membership. The second part of the article reevaluates the Turkish role at the Battle of Kunuri based on a comparative analysis from Korean, American, and Turkish sources. It argues that their role has been traditionally misconstrued or underemphasized and that we need to rectify this situation by highlighting their contribution to this battle. The conclusion of this article summarizes the main points of this study and then suggests further study on this subject in the future.

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the Korean War, Turkey, theTurkish Brigade, the Motivation behind the Turksih Participation, the Battle ofKunu-ri, the Home-by Christmas Offensive, the Second Phase of Chinese Offensive, Wawon, Sinnim-ni, Pongmyong-ni

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