1st Edition

Turkish Politics and the Military

By William Hale Copyright 1994
384 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

Turkey's geographical position, between the Middle East and Europe and at the centre of the current upheavals in the USSR and the Balkans, has led to a reawakening of interest in its international standing. Meanwhile its domestic politics are of increasing interest and Turkey seems to have become a model for Liberal Democracy in Central Asia. David Hale focuses on the role of the military in... Read more
1: The Ottoman army; 2: Reform and revolution, 1789–1908; 3: The Young Turks and their enemies, 1908–1918; 4: The Turkish Republic and its army, 1918–1945; 5: The path to a coup, 1945–1960; 6: The military as rulers, 1960–1961; 7: Challenge, accommodation and crisis, 1961–1971; 8: The 12 March regime, 1971–1973; 9: Political collapse and the third military intervention, 1973–1980; 10: The 12 September regime, 1980–1983; 11: The military disengages, 1983–1993; 12: Turkish politics and the military

Biography

William Hale

`Dr Hale is now Britain's leading academic authority on Turkey, and his new book will be required reading for any would-be student of that country and the role of the Turkish military. ... few authors have done as well in summarising Turkey's recent complex history. - The Rusi Journal