The development and future of Canadian–Turkish relations
Abstract Despite the passage of approximately 70 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Turkey, the development of the relationship and its future have received little in the way of scholarly atten- tion. This paper, therefore, examines the development of CanadianTurkish relations and discusses how the relationship is likely to unfold. The discussion begins with a review of the current literature and then focuses on the early years of the relationship in the Cold War period up until the 1983 election of Prime Minister Turgut O¨ zal. This is followed by an examination of the post-1983 period and Canada s contemporary relations with Turkey. The paper argues that Turkey offers Canada long-term economic opportunities, but current domestic and regional challenges facing Ankara likely mean that bilateral relations will not accelerate in the near term.