German–Turkish Treaty of Friendship

The German–Turkish Treaty of Friendship (German: Türkisch-Deutscher Freundschaftsvertrag, Turkish: Türk-Alman Dostluk Paktı) was a non-aggression pact signed between Nazi Germany and Turkey on 18 June 1941 in Ankara by German ambassador to Turkey Franz von Papen and Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Şükrü Saracoğlu.Further, Hitler emphasised that he had ordered his troops in Bulgaria to stay far from the Turkish border to avoid making a false impression of their presence.[6] In the meantime, on 1 April 1941, Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani launched a coup d'état, which overthrew the pro-British regime in Iraq.Hitler asked Turkey for permission to pass through Turkish territory to give Iraq military assistance.Between 18 April and 3 June, Britain restored the regime of Emir Abdul-Illah, the regent of four-year-old King Faisal II.
The German-Turkish Treaty of Friendship of 1941
The two sides signing the pact
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