Turkey: How the Coup Failed

Since its transition to a multiparty system in 1950, Turkey has witnessed six attempted military interventions in politics. Of these, four (1960, 1971, 1980, and 1997) were successful and two (1962 and 1963) failed. The latest coup attempt made world news late on the evening of Jul 15, 2016, when fi...

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Published in:Journal of democracy 2017, Vol.28 (1), p.59-73
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