The US-Turkish relationship is experiencing a great deal of tensions. The foundations of that relationship may however be more resilient Opinion | Dr. Ali Erken
The recent political crisis between Turkey and the United States has tested the limits of their relationship.
One of the most serious initiatives outside the United States was the transformation of the Peking Medical School in China. In addition to these institutional developments, young graduates of medical school and nurses were awarded visiting scholarships at hospitals and universities in the United States. From the 1930s to the end of 1960s, more than 30 people in this field went to the United States from Turkey.
Many of the respectable members of academia, arts and literature in Turkey applied for Rockefeller grants in the 1950s and 1960s. Right after World War II, the Ford Foundation also started its operations in Turkey. The Ford family had restructured the family foundation into a global organisation and expanded its overseas activities.
In addition to these, Ismet Inonu held a special gathering for nearly 30 young Peace Corps volunteers who came from the United States to carry out their service in Turkey. Both supported the foundation of the Hacettepe Population Institute in the 1960s. In fact, Hacettepe University was transformed into a university that, thanks to the efforts by Paediatrician Ihsan Dogramaci and his longtime supporter, the Rockefeller Foundation.
At that time, the only other major institution in engineering was the Istanbul Technical University. In 1956, the Middle East Technical University was founded by a special law.
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