Civilian Support and Military Unity in the Outcome of Turkish and Greek Interventions

Yaprak Gursoy

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    Abstract

    This article attempts to explain the divergent domestic roles of the Greek and
    Turkish militaries after the early 1980s by focusing on the last overt military
    interventions. The 1967 intervention in Greece and the 1980 coup in Turkey
    differed from each other in terms of the amount and nature of political
    autonomy that each military maintained immediately following each country's
    transition to democracy. Indeed, in each country, the transition process had a
    significant impact on civil-military relations in the succeeding years. The Greek
    junta faced civilian and military resistance, and, therefore, the colonels were
    pressured to completely withdraw from politics. The Turkish coup, on the other
    hand, was carried out by a cohesive military and was at least implicitly
    endorsed by a number of influential civilians. This allowed the military to
    withdraw voluntarily, guide the transition, and maintain political autonomy
    after 1983.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)47-75
    Number of pages28
    JournalJournal of Political and Military Sociology
    Volume37
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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