Political Violence in Turkey, 1975-1980 - The State at Stake

This book examines the period of political violence in Turkey between 12 March 1971 and 12 September 1980. It sets out a close analysis of the tactics used by the various protagonists in the conflict, showing how they took over public institutions, the first of which was the police. This book challenges the myth of a ''strong'' Turkish state viewed as authoritative and autonomous from society, instead reflecting a state that was unable to contain the political mobilisation actually taking place. In the book, Benjamin Gourisse analyses the structure, mobilisation, and strategies of antagonistic radical political groups caught up in this dynamic of violence, including the far-left organisations and the Nationalist Movement, comprising the Nationalist Movement Party and its satellite organisations. Gourisse demonstrates that from 1975 to 1980, the state was never "out of play". Quite the contrary, in fact, for its institutions, together with the practices, beliefs, and representations of their members and users, were central to the processes constituting the crisis.>

About the author

Benjamin Gourisse is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Toulouse. He co-edited Order and Compromise. Government Practices in Turkey from the Late Ottoman Empire to the Early 21st Century (2015) and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Gourisse, Gourisse Benjamin
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2024
• EAN: 9780755646432
• ISBN: 978-0-7556-4643-2
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Contemporary Turkey
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Sociology, Political Ideologies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism, Turkey, Political structures: democracy, Middle Eastern history, Political science and theory