Hungarian-Turkish Relations: An Approach in Political History

The main purpose of this thesis is to point out the basics of historical, cultural, and political relationship between Turkey and Hungary. In this context, the historical and political events were discussed from the founding of the republic until to the present day. In which period relations between Turkish- Hungarian people is worse and has improved explained in detail with the reasons. To illuminate and clarify today's relationship between Hungary and Turkey, pre-republic era and Ottoman Empire period were also reviewed. In the first section, first clashes between Ottomans and Hungarians were discussed and agreements and political disagreements between them were also studied. The period of Suleiman the first was important. Suleiman the first (The Magnificent 1520-1566) captured Belgrade the key of Hungary and many other important Hungarian castles. The conquest of Buda and in the ongoing occupation of the Transylvania Hungarian Empire collapsed.