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Kenan Evren, 97, Dies; Led Turkey’s 1980 Coup 11 mai 2015

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The New York Times (USA) Monday, May 11, 2015, p. D 7

By Stephen Kinzer

Gen. Kenan Evren, who led a military coup in Turkey and then imposed the harshest repression in his country’s history, leading to his trial and conviction more than 30 years later, died on Saturday in a military hospital in Ankara. (suite…)

Kenan Evren (July 17, 1917 – May 9, 2015) 11 mai 2015

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The Times (UK) 11 May 2015, p. 51

Obituaries

Turkish general who became president after leading a coup in 1980 but faced a humiliating end to his life. (suite…)

Kenan Evren 11 mai 2015

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The Guardian (UK) Monday, 11 May 2015, p. 37
Obituaries

David Barchard

Leader of Turkey’s military coup of 1980 and president of the country for seven years. In June last year, a Turkish court in Ankara wrote a final humiliating postscript to the career of the former president Kenan Evren, who has died aged 97. (suite…)

Middle East Is Sinking Deeper Into Instability 24 juillet 2013

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The Moscow Times (Russia) 24 July 2013, p. 9                   Español  Français

By Javier Solana *

Instability continues to spread in the Middle East, with the military coup in Egypt the latest episode to trigger political tremors throughout the region. (suite…)

Turkey and the army: Military meddles 28 avril 2012

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The Economist (UK) no. 950

Saturday, April 28, 2012

The battle with the AK government continues. When the generals toppled modern Turkey’s first Islamist-led government in 1997, they said the fight against Islamic fundamentalism would last « a thousand years ». (suite…)

In Turkey, Officers Held In 1997 Coup 13 avril 2012

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The New York Times (USA) Friday, April 13, 2012, p. A7

By Sebnem Arsu, Istanbul

A former general and 30 other officers were detained Thursday for their roles in a 1997 coup, continuing the clash between the government and the nation’s once-indomitable military. (suite…)

Turkey’s trial of Evren and Sahinkaya is historic moment 4 avril 2012

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BBC News (UK) 4 April 2012

By Jonathan Head, Istanbul 

The trial of the two surviving leaders of the 1980 coup is a historic, symbolic moment for Turkey. (suite…)

Top general’s court battle for honour divides Turks 28 mars 2012

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Reuters (UK) Wed Mar 28, 2012

By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay, Istanbul

Raising a clenched fist to supporters and storming at one point from the courtroom, former military chief Ilker Basbug has cut a defiant figure defending the army’s prestige at his trial for terrorism. But the extraordinary scenes have stirred mixed emotions among Turks and raised questions about the way a sprawling coup plot investigation is being handled. (suite…)

Acturca Journal Watch October 2011 31 octobre 2011

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Acturca Journal and Periodical Review, October 2011

Compiled by Ozan Yigitkeskin

Acturca Journal Watch monitors leading scholarly journals for articles of particular interest to scholars of diplomacy, foreign relations, and international history on Turkey. It is updated monthly. (suite…)

Acturca Journal Watch June 2011 30 juin 2011

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Acturca Journal and Periodical Review, June 2011

Compiled by Ozan Yigitkeskin

Acturca Journal Watch monitors leading scholarly journals for articles of particular interest to scholars of diplomacy, foreign relations, and international history on Turkey. It is updated monthly. (suite…)

Turkey slowly erasing « black mark » coup legacy 25 mars 2009

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Reuter, Wed Mar 25, 2009

By Ibon Villelabeitia, Ankara

For decades, he was the embodiment of a Turkish « pasha » general, one of those stern custodians of the republic’s secular principles, always ready to step in to salvage the motherland from chaos with a coup. (suite…)