Karadogan, Umut C.2025-03-232025-03-2320211304-97202547-9679https://doi.org/10.26650/YTA2021-895339https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/504167https://hdl.handle.net/11486/4791During the Second World War, as a result of the events that took place around the strategic geography of Turkey, the United Kingdom; the United States of America, and, from time to time, Germany tried to implement harsh policies against Turkey. This study focuses on the following themes: Germany's efforts to transport its submarines to the Black Sea by land and river within the framework of Operation Barbarossa, which was designed as a part of its plan to destroy the Soviet Union; Germany's sinking of its submarines in order not to surrender to the Russians as a result of the failures it experienced there; the capture of the aforementioned submarines' military personnel when they landed, were interned, and then subjected to compulsory stay in different camps in Turkey; the legal process followed by the Turkish government of the period; the attitude of the Turkish government toward German soldiers; the exchange method of these soldiers; and Turkey's viewpoint regarding the war and parties of the war.trinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSecond World WarU-boatGerman Military PersonnelInternmentRefugee CampsArticle40296410.26650/YTA2021-8953392-s2.0-85169132718Q4504167WOS:000853708600002N/A