1960 Turkish coup d'état
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The 1960 Turkish coup d'état (Turkish: 27 Mayıs Darbesi), also known as the 27th May Revolution (Turkish: 27 Mayıs İhtilali or 27 Mayıs Devrimi), was the first coup d'état in the Republic of Turkey. It took place on May 27, 1960. The coup was staged by a group of 38[1] 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. After a threat by Ragıp Gümüşpala that he would move to quell the coup unless it was led by someone with a higher military rank than himself, the officers brought in General Cemal Gürsel as their leader.[2] The coup was carried out against the democratically elected government of the Democrat Party, and ultimately resulted in the execution of its prime minister, Adnan Menderes, alongside two of his ministers, Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Hasan Polatkan.
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Belligerents | |||||||
National Unity Committee | 23rd government of Turkey | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gen. Cemal Gürsel Lt. Gen. Cemal Madanoğlu Col. Alparslan Türkeş |
Celâl Bayar Adnan Menderes Hasan Polatkan Fatin Rüştü Zorlu | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
38 Committee members | – | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2 soldiers, 1 civilian | 7 Democrat Party members |