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1980 Turkish coup d'état

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    Military coup made by the highest ranking commanders

of the Turkish Army on the 12th of September,1980. 

    Following bloody years of turmoil where left and right

wing movements struggle, the military took power claiming to end anarchy.Thousands of people were prisoned after the coup, generally from the intellectual strata of the community. 

    The community suffered heavily under strict leadership.

Under the generals' leadership's guidance a new constitution was established diminishing civic liberties.In 1983 new elections were held, relinquishing the power to civilian rule.