27 Mayıs 1960 Darbesi Öncesi Tahkikat Komisyonu ve Basın: CHP'liler ile Basın Mensupları Arasındaki Telefon Görüşmeleri Bağlamında Basın-Siyaset İlişkileri

Abstract

Bu makale, 27 Mayıs 1960 askeri darbesi öncesindeki dönemde Demokrat Parti’nin (DP) muhalefet ve basınla olan ilişkilerini ele almaktadır. DP, özellikle 1957 seçimlerinden sonra, Tahkikat Komisyonu aracılığıyla basın ve muhalefet arasındaki etkileşimleri daha sıkı bir şekilde kontrol etmeye çalışmıştır. Makalenin odak noktası, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) üyeleri ile basın mensupları arasındaki telefon görüşmelerinin DP hükümeti tarafından izlenmesi ve bu izlemelerin muhalefet üzerindeki denetim politikalarının bir unsuru olarak nasıl kullanıldığıdır. Telefon dinlemeleri, siyasi faaliyetlerin izlenmesinin ötesine geçerek basının bağımsızlığı üzerinde de etkili olmuş ve kamuoyunun bilgiye erişiminde kısıtlamalar yaratmıştır. DP'nin muhalefet ve basın üzerindeki bu kontrol çabaları, Türkiye'de demokrasinin işleyişini zayıflatmış ve basın özgürlüğünü sınırlandırmıştır. Bu makale, söz konusu uygulamaların etkilerini, telefon dinlemelerinin basın-siyaset ilişkilerine olan yansımalarını ve bu sürecin demokrasi üzerindeki etkilerini analiz etmektedir.

Keywords

• Telefon dinlemeleri
• Tahkikat Komisyonu
• Basın özgürlüğü
• Demokrat Parti
• 27 Mayıs 1960 Darbesi

The Investigation Committee And The Press Before The May 27, 1960 Coup: Press-Politics Relations In The Context Of Telephone Conversations Between CHP Members And Journalists

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between the Democrat Party (DP) and the opposition press in the period leading up to the 27 May 1960 military coup. Following the 1957 elections, the DP sought to exert greater control over interactions between the press and the opposition by establishing the Investigation Commission. The focus of the article is on the surveillance of telephone conversations between members of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and journalists by the DP government, and how this surveillance was utilised as a tool to tighten control over the opposition. The wiretapping not only monitored political activities but also impacted the independence of the press, limiting the public’s access to accurate information. The DP's attempts to regulate the opposition and the media weakened the functioning of democracy and restricted press freedom in Turkey. This article analyses the effects of these measures, how wiretapping harmed press-politics relations, and the broader implications for democracy during this period.

Keywords

• Wiretapping
• Investigation Committee
• Press freedom
• Democrat Party
• May 27
• 1960 Coup

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