Leaders and the Breakdown of Democracy in Turkey, 1973-1980
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12980382 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tezcan Gümüş (0000-0003-3208-3819, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 347-364 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-6149 • E-ISSN: 1943-6157 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19436149.2023.2227935 |
| OpenAlex | W4383046876 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
This article focuses on Turkey’s crisis-ridden years, from 1973 to 1980. As an under-explored era in English language scholarship, it makes a distinct contribution to the literature on pre-1980 coup Turkish politics. In doing so, it illustrates the implications for the democratic order arising from the two central political leaders of the era Süleyman Demirel and Bülent Ecevit’s tussle for power across the decade. The study draws on fieldwork interviews and critical reading of Turkish and English sources to reveal new insights into the leaders’ actions and decisions that trapped the country in a state of political paralysis, inflamed left-right violence, and politicized state institutions, ultimately dragging Turkey down one of its most turbulent periods. It illustrates how the leaders played crucial roles in shaping conditions that eventually resulted in the termination of multi-party politics with a military coup on 12 September 1980
Democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Scholarship · Sociology · State (computer science · Turkish · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |