May 27, 1960 -Turkish coup d'état
May 27, 1960 saw the Turkish government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes and President Celal Bayar removed in a bloodless coup led by General Cemal Gursel.
For a 50 year "retrospective" Turkish view on this historic event check out this article... "Turkey denounces coup remnants on 50th anniversary of May 27 takeover"
As it was in the sixties... so it is now...
February 2010 saw the Turkish Government detain retired military leaders over an alleged coup attempt. The alleged plot was to destabilize the government by provoking a Greek fighter plane to shoot down a Turkish one, thereby undermining public confidence in the government. Modern Turkey has undergone coups in 1960, 1971, and 1980. The military also forced a change in government in 1997 in what has been described as a "post-modern coup".
TTFN... Rob; in Vancouver
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