Ottoman soldiers

War of Independence

Parliament in 1922

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Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Adnan Menderes, 1954

1971 street violence

1970's commandos

1971 Army

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General Kenan Evren

1980 Parliamentary talks

September 10, 1980 explosions

September 12, 1980 coup

The arrests

Evren takes power

1990's religious protests

Sincan 2/4/97 play

Sincan 1997 army maneuver

1997 coup-by-memorandum

The fall of PM Erbakan

The future of a military democracy

 

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