PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION (2021) 58(1): 546-554 ISSN: 00333077 546 www.psychologyandeducation.net An Analysis on Significant International Issues of US-Turkey Relations during 2001-2019 Period Dr. Hakan ÇORA* *Asst. Prof., Istanbul Okan University, Faculty of Business and Administrative Sciences, Business Administration Department. ORCID: 0000-0001-5780-549X - Email: corahakan@gmail.com ABSTRACT Following 9/11, the United States of America set new goals such as the global fight against terrorism, intervention in countries supporting terrorism, and the provision of democracy. It created a common threat perception and implemented policies of cooperation with other western states. Turkey became an essential ally for the US as it has a Muslim identity and has close ties with the Middle East, which the US wants to shape due to the common terror perception. However, while the US-Turkey relations continue positively in general, it witnessed some unforgettable developments. We can exemplify the events that directly affect the security dimension of Turkish-US relations following the 9/11 as following: March 1 Memorandum, the raid by US soldiers with peshmerga to the outpost that is used by Turkish Special Forces, US support to PKK, April 24 statement on Armenian Issue, Wikileaks documents along with US policy toward Turkey, extradition of Fethullah Gulen, leader of FETO/PYD terrorist organization, the trial of Pastor Brunson, S-400 crisis, Syria cross-border intervention. Keywords: US – Turkish Relations, International Relations, US Foreign Policy Article Received: 18 October 2020, Revised: 3 November 2020, Accepted: 24 December 2020 Introduction Turkey's recent relations with the US have evolved to constitute a new partnership model. Because of the understanding, which is defined as a strategic partnership and is no longer filled but also based on the US's unilateral action, it has difficulty finding an explanation as a partnership. In contrast, the model partnership attitude reveals itself as a new attitude for Turkey that is ready to listen to and assess the other party's suggestions and opinions and expresses that it has a vision and voice breaking off narrow visions. Per the definition of Barack Obama, the model partnership is a partnership model based on the common ideals and values of the two countries: freedom of belief, human rights, the rule of law, and democracy, which are not limited to security (Simon, 2019). Recently, problems have arisen between the US administration and Turkey about many issues. We experienced the Iraq issue followed by the YPG problem and then, treacherous July 15 coup attempt, the non-extradition of Fethullah Gülen, and rights and freedoms problems. Trump barely mentioned Turkey during his election campaign. He also emphasized that Turkey could terminate DAESH terrorist organization. The suppressing of the July 15 coup attempt with the people as a whole influenced the world and the US president. Trump expressed that he admired those who prevented the coup attempt. However, the US administration did not meet Turkey's demand by not extraditing Fetullah Gülen, the coup attempt leader. Besides, the answer he gave to the question asked about the state of the emergency process being implemented is quite remarkable. Trump replied, "There is more than one civil rights problem in the US; we cannot deal with the citizenship rights of other countries without solving them." (Defne, et.al, 2018). One of the problems between the US and Turkey is lifting Turkey's visas under the Muslim refugees' heading. Turkey reacted to such an attitude by not being silent about it. The visa crisis broke out between the two states. Turkey has been dramatically affected by the Trump administration's prejudiced behavior towards Muslims. Turkey did not remain silent against