ABD ve 12 Eylül Darbesi: Bir Demokrasinin Darbeye Bakışı
USA and September 12 Coup: The Perspective of a Democracy on the Coup

Summary/Abstract: American influence on military coups in Turkey has always been an attention grabbing subject. In this study, the connection of US administration to September, 12 coup has been investigated according to declassified documents of US National Archives, Congress reports, memoirs of American diplomats and American press. With this aim, views of US administration on possible coup before September, 12 and American perception of Turkish military coup after September, 12 has been analyzed in a detailed way. In the light of the documents obtained, it has been seen that American administration is well aware of the coup before September 12, and they are familiar with the actors of the coup. Likewise, in the aftermath of Sept. 12, it has been found that US supported the military government of Turkey politically and economically, in return for this support, the problems in bilateral relations which emerged in recent years, were solved in accordance with US national interests.

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