Turkey attacks Iran 1980

Could Turkey take advantage of the Islamic Revolution and attack Iran to liberate or annex Iranian Azerbaijan

Would Turkey be successful and how would this impact the Iran-Iraq war

Would the Soviet Union get involved

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kernals12

Banned
I don't see why the Soviets would get involved. They were enemies of both Turkey and the new government in Tehran.
 
I don't see why the Soviets would get involved. They were enemies of both Turkey and the new government in Tehran.
Moscow was terrified of NATO encirclement. Turkey was a NATO member. The Soviets are unlikely to be thrilled.

However, the Sovs are elbow-deep in Afghanistan by this point, so their immediate priorities may be elsewhere.
 

BigBlueBox

Banned
Moscow was terrified of NATO encirclement. Turkey was a NATO member. The Soviets are unlikely to be thrilled.

However, the Sovs are elbow-deep in Afghanistan by this point, so their immediate priorities may be elsewhere.
The Shah was already an American ally, so it is not like it would be any worse than before the Iranian revolution.
 

ASUKIRIK

Banned
Soviet Union would let Turkey have their aim, and even more to be honest.

i actually expect the Islamic revolution to fall apart due to Turkish invasion. And NATO, subsequently tried to make best of the situation by sponsoring the shah in exile to return to Iran and form a constitutional monarchy.
 

kernals12

Banned
Moscow was terrified of NATO encirclement. Turkey was a NATO member. The Soviets are unlikely to be thrilled.

However, the Sovs are elbow-deep in Afghanistan by this point, so their immediate priorities may be elsewhere.
Under the Shah, the Russians were basically encircled by Nato.
 

BigBlueBox

Banned
War is a good way to unite people or they could just attack in early 1981
The coup was due to rising tensions and political violence on the left and the right. The military came in to pacify the situation, not form a permanent dictatorship. It wouldn’t try any “wag the dog” gambit.
 

raharris1973

Gone Fishin'
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If the Turks are going that far, why not go one province more to get frontage on the Caspian Sea?

Theoretically the Soviets could stand aside, but I think they would see a Turkish gain as a net loss, and either oppose it directly or counter-balance the Turkish initiative by aiding Iran, which could be chastened enough by the multiple invasions to now accept Soviet support.
 
Why not jump in once Iraq was already at war with Iran?
I though it was implied
If the Turks are going that far, why not go one province more to get frontage on the Caspian Sea?
I don't see why not
The coup was due to rising tensions and political violence on the left and the right. The military came in to pacify the situation, not form a permanent dictatorship. It wouldn’t try any “wag the dog” gambit.
Could something like more domestic backlash to the coup, fear of the spread of the Islamic revolution or pan-Turkic sentiment lead to war
 
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