Relation between Army and Politics in Turkey and Ideological Origins of Military Coups

In view of the historical, social and ideological relations of army-politics and origins of these relations in Turkey, in addition to its determinant potency army identified itself with the state and positioned itself over the society politically and ideologically pioneered modernization, westernization and by Kemalism. The fact that Turkey is an army-nation state and its constitutional elements are usually made of military persona created an army which should be under the order of civil government to have a supra-political position by becoming a hegemonic power on the one hand and prevented the formation of a democratic, pluralistic and civilian society on the other hand. The way the army positions itself and defines itself at the constitutional level is one of the most important reasons for the frequent occurrence of clashes in Turkey and the inability of civilians to be powerful even if they are in power. This study aimed at disclosing the ideological origins of these causes and tries to answer the question “Why do military coups take place in Turkey?”