1960 Turkish coup d'état

When

27 May 1960

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

39.94° N, 32.84° E

Description

27 May 1960 government coup in Turkey

Military coup against Turkish Prime Minister Menderes

The 1960 Turkish coup d'état, also known as the 27 May Revolution, was the first coup d'état in the Republic of Turkey. It took place on 27 May 1960. The coup was staged by a group of 38 young Turkish military officers, acting outside the military chain of command. The officers were de facto led by Cemal Madanoğlu until the actual coup date.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Turkey”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In Turkey, a bloodless military coup d'état removes President Celâl Bayar, and installs General Cemal Gürsel as the head of state”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “27 Mayıs 1960 Darbesi: Türkiye'de başarılı bir askerî darbe gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Das türkische Militär putscht unter Führung von General Cemal Gürsel gegen die Regierung von Adnan Menderes, der hingerichtet wird”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “coup d’État militaire en Turquie”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “военный переворот в Турции”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page