Soviet territorial claims against Turkey 1945-1953, which paved the way for Turkey to seek NATO membership.

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1. [Turkish straits crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_straits_crisis)

   >The Turkish Straits crisis was a Cold War-era territorial conflict between the Soviet Union and Turkey. Turkey had remained officially neutral throughout most of the Second World War. After the war ended, Turkey was pressured by the Soviet government to institute joint military control of passage through Turkish Straits, which connected the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. When the Turkish government refused, tensions in the region rose, leading to a Soviet show of force and demands for territorial concessions along the Georgia–Turkey border.
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   >This intimidation campaign was intended to preempt American influence or naval presence in the Black Sea, as well as to weaken Turkey’s government and pull it into the Soviet sphere of influence. The Straits crisis was a catalyst, along with the Greek Civil War, for the creation of the Truman Doctrine. At its climax, the dispute would motivate Turkey to turn to the United States for protection through NATO membership.

2. even if the soviet union had claims, a war with turkey would have been as disastrous as afghanistan for them

3. Not a fan of the USSR but Armenia and Georgia regaining their territory from Turkey would be a great thing.

4. Wow. Didn’t know this. Thanks.

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6. A much longer border with Turkey. I can only imagine how many more incidents could’ve happened in most of these cases.

7. Georgia would’ve become THICK

8. Georgia used to hold territories marked in orange and outlined with red line until it got invaded by both Bolsheviks and Turks in 1921 when subsequently it lost its independence and then territories south of Adjara called Klarjeti.

9. Shouldn’t have let the soviets have it

10. If USSR claimed, Putin will be claims too(?) (🤭)

11. in that time Turkey is still paying ottoman debts and pretty weak compared to superpower.

12. Areas Turkey genocided of Greeks and armenians

13. Interesting.

14. So inb4 Copenhagen Criteria

15. I mean, Georgia had the empire of Trebizond as a vassal for a few years so that **definitely** makes it a rightful Georgian land /s

16. It was a mistake to take them long term.