TURKISH POLITICS (TÜRK SİYASAL HAYATI) - (İNGİLİZCE) Dersi Civil-Military Relations in Turkey soru detayı:

PAYLAŞ:

SORU:

What are the developments that took place after the military coup of September 12, 1980?


CEVAP:

on September 12th, in the early hours of the morning, the Armed Forces took action. It was announced in the TRT that the Armed Forces
had seized the control of the state. The declaration also pointed out that the parliament was abolished and the political parties were banned. In this process, constitution was suspended. All elected politicians, including the mayors, were removed from their posts. Martial law was declared all over the country. The activities of all non-governmental organizations -except Turkish Aeronautical Association (Türk Hava
Kurumu) and the Society for the Protection of Children (Çocuk Esirgeme Kurumu)- were terminated. In this way, the coup intervened widely in social life.