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.
September 12 Military Coup Presidential Election Turgut Özal Motherland Party Presidential System
12 Eylül 1980 Askeri Darbesi Cumhurbaşkanlığı Seçimi Turgut Özal Anavatan Partisi Başkanlık Sistemi
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | September 8, 2017 |
Submission Date | September 21, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 17 Issue: 34 |