Refahyol coalition government

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The Refahyol coalition government was a short-lived Turkish ruling alliance in the mid-1990s, led by the Islamist-leaning Welfare Party and the center-right True Path Party, that marked a turning point in Turkey’s civil–military and secular–Islamist tensions.

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instanceOf Turkish government ⓘ
coalition government ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Refah Partisi–Doğru Yol Partisi koalisyonu ⓘ
Refah–Yol coalition ⓘ
Welfare Party–True Path Party coalition ⓘ
cameToPowerBy coalition agreement between Welfare Party and True Path Party ⓘ
causeOfEnd military pressure ⓘ
resignation of Necmettin Erbakan ⓘ
coalitionPartner True Path Party ⓘ
Welfare Party ⓘ
conflict civil–military tensions in Turkey ⓘ
secular–Islamist tensions in Turkey ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
deputyGovernmentHead Tansu Çiller ⓘ
deputyPrimeMinister Tansu Çiller ⓘ
endTime 30 June 1997 ⓘ
followedBy 55th government of Turkey ⓘ
governmentHead Necmettin Erbakan ⓘ
headOfStateDuringTerm Süleyman Demirel ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1990s in Turkey ⓘ
ideologicalLeader Necmettin Erbakan ⓘ
languageOfGovernment Turkish ⓘ
leaderParty True Path Party ⓘ
Welfare Party ⓘ
legalConsequence closure case against Welfare Party ⓘ
legislatureStatus coalition minority government ⓘ
legislatureTerm 20th Parliament of Turkey ⓘ
memberOfSeries governments of the Republic of Turkey ⓘ
notableOutcome ban of Welfare Party ⓘ
strengthening of military influence over politics ⓘ
numberOfCabinetMembers approximately 35 ⓘ
opposedBy Turkish Armed Forces ⓘ
secular establishment in Turkey ⓘ
parliamentaryVoteType vote of confidence ⓘ
policyFocus economic cooperation with Muslim-majority countries ⓘ
religion in public life ⓘ
welfare-oriented economic policies ⓘ
politicalOrientation Islamist-leaning ⓘ
center-right ⓘ
precededBy 53rd government of Turkey ⓘ
primeMinister Necmettin Erbakan ⓘ
region Ankara ⓘ
significance turning point in Turkey’s civil–military relations ⓘ
turning point in Turkey’s secular–Islamist struggle ⓘ
significantEvent 28 February 1997 National Security Council meeting ⓘ
startTime 28 June 1996 ⓘ

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Welfare Party → participatedIn → Refahyol coalition government ⓘ
Refahyol coalition government → alsoKnownAs → Refah–Yol coalition ⓘ
linked to: Refahyol coalition government
Refahyol coalition government → alsoKnownAs → Welfare Party–True Path Party coalition ⓘ
linked to: Refahyol coalition government
Refahyol coalition government → alsoKnownAs → Refah Partisi–Doğru Yol Partisi koalisyonu ⓘ
linked to: Refahyol coalition government