1960 Turkish coup d'état

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coup d'état military coup political event

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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Label	Occurrences
1960 Turkish coup d’état	3
1960 Turkish coup d'état canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coup d'état ⓘ military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1960 coup in Turkey ⓘ 27 May 1960 coup ⓘ 27 May coup NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ establishment of National Unity Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ 1980 Turkish coup d'état NERFINISHED ⓘ 1997 Turkish military memorandum NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledBy	Alparslan Türkeş NERFINISHED ⓘ Cemal Gürsel NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalConsequence	adoption of the 1961 Constitution of Turkey ⓘ banning of Democrat Party ⓘ
location	Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizedBy	National Unity Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
participant	Democrat Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Republican People's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Cold War politics ⓘ
precededBy	Democrat Party rule NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Adnan Menderes NERFINISHED ⓘ
year	1960 ⓘ

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Constitution of Turkey (1961) → adoptedAfter → 1960 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ

Adnan Menderes → significantEvent → 1960 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1960 Turkish coup d’état

Cemal Gürsel → participantIn → 1960 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1960 Turkish coup d’état

Celâl Bayar → causeOfEndOfPresidency → 1960 Turkish coup d'état ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1960 Turkish coup d’état