1960 Turkish coup d'état

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The 1960 Turkish coup d'état was a military overthrow of the democratically elected government that marked the first successful coup in modern Turkey and led to a period of military tutelage over civilian politics.

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1960 Turkish coup d’état 6
1960 Turkish coup d'état canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
military coup ⓘ
political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1960 coup in Turkey ⓘ
27 May 1960 coup ⓘ
27 May coup ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
describedAs military overthrow of a democratically elected government ⓘ
turning point in civil–military relations in Turkey ⓘ
endDate 1960-05-27 ⓘ
followedBy 1961 Turkish constitutional referendum ⓘ
1961 Turkish general election ⓘ
establishment of National Unity Committee ⓘ
hasCause allegations of authoritarianism by Democrat Party ⓘ
economic difficulties in Turkey in the late 1950s ⓘ
political polarization in Turkey in the late 1950s ⓘ
tensions between Democrat Party and Turkish military ⓘ
influenced 1971 Turkish military memorandum ⓘ
1980 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ
1997 Turkish military memorandum ⓘ
ledBy Alparslan Türkeş ⓘ
Cemal Gürsel ⓘ
legalConsequence adoption of the 1961 Constitution of Turkey ⓘ
banning of Democrat Party ⓘ
location Ankara ⓘ
organizedBy National Unity Committee ⓘ
Turkish Armed Forces ⓘ
participant Democrat Party ⓘ
Republican People's Party ⓘ
Turkish Air Force ⓘ
Turkish Army ⓘ
linked to: Turkish Land Forces

Turkish Navy ⓘ
partOf Cold War politics ⓘ
precededBy Democrat Party rule ⓘ
result dissolution of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey ⓘ
execution of Adnan Menderes ⓘ
execution of Fatin Rüştü Zorlu ⓘ
execution of Hasan Polatkan ⓘ
overthrow of Adnan Menderes government ⓘ
period of military tutelage over civilian politics ⓘ
suspension of the 1924 Constitution of Turkey ⓘ
trial of Democrat Party leaders ⓘ
significance beginning of recurring military interventions in Turkish politics ⓘ
first successful military coup in modern Turkey ⓘ
startDate 1960-05-27 ⓘ
target Democrat Party government ⓘ
Government of Adnan Menderes ⓘ
year 1960 ⓘ

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Constitution of Turkey (1961) → adoptedAfter → 1960 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ
Adnan Menderes → significantEvent → 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1960 Turkish coup d'état
Cemal Gürsel → participantIn → 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1960 Turkish coup d'état
Celâl Bayar → causeOfEndOfPresidency → 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1960 Turkish coup d'état
State Planning Organization of Turkey → foundedAfterEvent → 1960 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ
Constituent Assembly of Turkey → establishedBy → 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1960 Turkish coup d'état
Constituent Assembly of Turkey → relatedEvent → 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1960 Turkish coup d'état
Alparslan Türkeş → participantIn → 1960 Turkish coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1960 Turkish coup d'état