1980 Turkish coup d'état
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1980 Turkish coup d’état is the third coup in the history of Republic of Turkey led by Kenan Evren, which overthrew the 1980 government of Turkey. Before the 1980 coup d'état, there were two other coups carried out in 1960 and 1971.[1][2] The coup d’état of 1971 and 1980 took place due to similar motivations as they aimed to fix the country’s economic and political problems. The political problems specifically included political instability caused by the violence between left- and right-wing political groups. However, the political violence between left- and right-wing political groups was only lightened after the coup of 1980.[3] Both of the economic and political issues that motivated the coup were believed to be caused mostly by Ecevit's regime.
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Headline of the newspaper Hürriyet on 12 September 1980: "The Army seizes power" | |||||||
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In addition to the internal economic and political issues in Turkey between 1970-1980, there were also external actors like U.S. who were believed to intervene in the 1980's coup's process. [4]
On 12th September 1980, the coup was carried out. As the consequence of the coup, martial law was declared and Kenan Evren became the new president of Republic of Turkey.[5]
In the aftermath of the coup, large scales of human rights violations were carried out. These violations were later on discussed within the international arena.