Research Article

VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS AT THE TIME OF TURGUT ÖZAL ‘S ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY AND AFTERWARDS

Volume: 17 Number: 34 September 8, 2017
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VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTS AT THE TIME OF TURGUT ÖZAL ‘S ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY AND AFTERWARDS

Abstract

The office of president took on an important position in the Turkish political

system with the announcement of the Republic in 1923. Developments which took place

in the election process of the sixth president, Fahri Korutürk and the inability to elect the

seventh president by democratic means as factors in the military coup of 12 September 1980

made the presidential election important for Turkish public opinion. With the acceptance

by referendum of the 1982 constitution, the election as president of the head of the military

intervention, Head of Government Kenan Evren, occupies an important place in the recent

history of Turkey. However, 1989, despite the democratic elections of 1983, was in fact when

developments occurred which were to bring to an end nine years of military rule. This is

because in the new term of office a truly civilian president was expected to take up residence

in Çankaya.

In the election, Turgut Özal, head of the Motherland Party (ANAP) and prime

minister, was unsurprisingly elected as the eighth president of the Turkish Republic. From

the day of his election, Turgut Özal took every opportunity to state that he would be a

“different” president, and because of the difference in the way he did things and his approach

to events, some of those around him reacted against it. In particular, his thoughts on the

system of presidential government were much discussed in political and legal circles, and he

even received criticism from his own party.

In this study, the democratic organization of 1983 will be reviewed, and an evaluation

will be made of the events leading up to the election as president of Turgut Özal, the leader

of the single-party government of the Motherland Party, and of various events centred on

Turgut Özal following his election.

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References

  1. TBMM Tutanak Dergisi
  2. Cumhuriyet
  3. Güneş
  4. Halka ve Olaylara Tercüman
  5. Hürriyet
  6. Milliyet
  7. Sabah
  8. Tan

Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 8, 2017

Submission Date

September 21, 2016

Acceptance Date

July 26, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 17 Number: 34

Chicago
âşık, Süleyman. 2017. “TURGUT ÖZAL’IN CUMHURBAŞKANI SEÇİLMESİ SÜRECİNDE VE SONRASINDA YAŞANAN BAZI GELİŞMELER”. Çağdaş Türkiye Tarihi Araştırmaları Dergisi 17 (34): 431-65. https://izlik.org/JA24JF49CZ.