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      A paradigmatic shift for the Turkish generals and an end to the Coup era in Turkey

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      Author
      Aydinli, E.
      Date
      2009
      Source Title
      Middle East Journal
      Print ISSN
      0026-3141
      Publisher
      Middle East Institute
      Volume
      63
      Issue
      4
      Pages
      581 - 596
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      Turkey has been undergoing major democratic transformations in recent years, but one issue remains in question: the role of the military. Have these democratic changes also included an irreversible, structural change for the Turkish military's political role? Are the Turks reconceptualizing their special bond with the armed forces and most importantly, is the military leadership ready to go along with this paradigm shift? This article first provides a typology of civil-military relations worldwide and identifies the main parameters of traditional Turkish civil-military relations as a system in which society maintains a direct, special bond with its military, keeping politics and politicians in a secondary position. It then suggests that this pattern is shifting into a more democratic one, in which society places its trust in politics, thus forcing the military into the secondary position. It then analyzes the discourse and policies of the last three Turkish Chiefs of Staff for evidence that the army is adapting into this paradigm shift. With the completion of this adaptation, Turkey may very well be leaving the coup era behind.
      Keywords
      Armed forces
      Civil-military relationship
      Democratic transition
      Military government
      Paradigm shift
      Politics
      Structural change
      Eurasia
      Turkey
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/22585
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      https://doi.org/10.3751/63.4.13
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