1971 Turkish military memorandum

1971 Turkish military memorandum
Date12 March 1971
Location
Turkey
Belligerents
Turkish Armed Forces Government of Turkey
Commanders and leaders
Memduh Tağmaç Turkey Süleyman Demirel
Casualties and losses
Hundreds of deaths and injuries

The 1971 Turkish military memorandum (Turkish: 12 Mart Muhtırası), issued on 12 March that year, was the second military intervention to take place in the Republic of Turkey, coming 11 years after its 1960 predecessor. It is known as the "coup by memorandum", which the military delivered in lieu of sending out tanks, as it had done previously. The event came amid worsening domestic strife, but ultimately did little to halt this phenomenon.


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