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 Refahyol coalition government
surface form: Refah Partisi–Doğru Yol Partisi koalisyonu

Refahyol coalition government
surface form: Refah–Yol coalition

Refahyol coalition government
surface form: 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 Armed Forces of Turkey
surface form: 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 Cabinet of Abdullah Gül
surface form: 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 Refahyol coalition government
this entity surface form: Refah–Yol coalition
Refahyol coalition government alsoKnownAs Refahyol coalition government
this entity surface form: Welfare Party–True Path Party coalition
Refahyol coalition government alsoKnownAs Refahyol coalition government
this entity surface form: Refah Partisi–Doğru Yol Partisi koalisyonu