The Effect of 27 May Military Coup in Cities: Example of Bitlis

As it is known, a military coup was carried out by the army on 27 May 1960 in our country and with the removal of the Democratic Party, which came to power with the free votes of the people, democracy was hit hard. This situation also launched a coup of process in Turkey.In this context, in order to assess how the May 27 coup d'etat affected Bitlis, local newspapers published in Bitlis during the Democratic Party period have been benefited. This newspapers are: Yesl Bitlis, Dideban, Tasviri Efkar and Yeni Dideban. In this study while the impact of the May 27 Military Coup in the country has been taken into account, the echoes of the effect of the coup in Bitlis are analyzed at the same time. In order to evaluate and analyze these effects in an objective manner; Turkey's multi-party transittion, developments in the Democratic Party's power and military intervention are handled in terms of historical development. In the context of these data, thoroughly examining the news of journalists of the Yesil Bitlis, Dideban, Tasviri Efkar and Yeni Dideban; it is being investigated that what kind of attitude was taken by the mentioned newspapers in the face of the May 27, 1960 Military Intervention and power of public opinion. This piece shall be created by utilizing various research and examination works, primarily local newspapers veri