Research Article

Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination

Number: 87 October 30, 2018
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Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination

Abstract

On July 15, 2016, Turkey witnessed the most bloody military coup attempt in its history, and for the first time it was repulsed by the resistance of society, political actors, and state institutions. In the two years since then, instead of examining this attempt from the perspective of Turkey’s military coup traditions or civil-military relations literature, the July 15 coup attempt has largely been seen through the lens of FETÖ and the power struggle between FETÖ and the Justice and Development Party (AK Party). This study goes beyond this rudimentary and reductionist readings of the July 15 coup attempt that reduce it to a disagreement between two former allies. Instead, it looks at it through the political, sociological and institutional contexts that rendered this attempt first possible and then unsuccessful at the same time.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hatem Ete *
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 30, 2018

Submission Date

June 29, 2018

Acceptance Date

July 12, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Number: 87

APA
Ete, H. (2018). Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination. Bilig, 87, 179-202. https://izlik.org/JA93NT79UM
AMA
1.Ete H. Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination. Bilig. 2018;(87):179-202. https://izlik.org/JA93NT79UM
Chicago
Ete, Hatem. 2018. “Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination”. Bilig, nos. 87: 179-202. https://izlik.org/JA93NT79UM.
EndNote
Ete H (October 1, 2018) Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination. Bilig 87 179–202.
IEEE
[1]H. Ete, “Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination”, Bilig, no. 87, pp. 179–202, Oct. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA93NT79UM
ISNAD
Ete, Hatem. “Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination”. Bilig. 87 (October 1, 2018): 179-202. https://izlik.org/JA93NT79UM.
JAMA
1.Ete H. Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination. Bilig. 2018;:179–202.
MLA
Ete, Hatem. “Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination”. Bilig, no. 87, Oct. 2018, pp. 179-02, https://izlik.org/JA93NT79UM.
Vancouver
1.Hatem Ete. Reframing the July 15 Coup Attempt: A Political and Sociological Examination. Bilig [Internet]. 2018 Oct. 1;(87):179-202. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA93NT79UM

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