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

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SORU:

Why was the "Kuleli Incident" an example of military intervention attemt?


CEVAP:

Some soldiers and civilians planned a coup in cooperation in order to dethrone Sultan Abdulmecid and replace him with Abdulaziz. However, the troops which were affiliated to the palace received the news of this coup attempt before it happened. Afterwards, those who attempted the
coup were arrested and tried in Kuleli Quarters. This was one of the first examples of military intervention attempts in modern Turkish political history.