PSC 395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Swiss Civil Code, Solar Radiation And Climate Experiment, Industrial Revolution
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[previously: ottoman empire, multi ethnic, no sense of turkish national identity - only born after first world war and oe is disintegrated] Turkey as a new nation is born under general ataturk, considered supporter of intellectual revolution population almost 80 million kurts in eastern part have had di culty coexisting with turks; face large problem with turkish democracy. Rst two party election: republican wins (possible rigging?) following three elections, dp wins. Democratic party more conservative in terms of land codes, agricultural not as in favor of secularization as ataturk; want to slow it down. Demirel steps fown in 1971 and military regains rule new period of coalition making coup of 1971, jp dissolves and in its place, same religious superiors come up with new party: salvation party & political leader: Erbakon representated islamic opposition to ataturk"s legacy more charasmatic & prominent than demirel or menderes.