Turkey eventually joined the war on the side of the Allies on 23 February 1945 , after it was announced at the Yalta Conference that only the states which were formally at war with Germany and Japan by 1 March 1945 would be admitted to the United Nations . However , Turkey did n't directly participate in a military conflict ; limiting its participation to providing materials and supplies for the Allies , and imposing political and economic sanctions on the Axis states
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