1960 Turkish military coup

The Turkish coup of May 27th (Turkish: 27 Mayıs Darbesi) was the first coup d'état in the Republic of Turkey. The coup was staged by a group of 38 young Turkish military officers acting outside the Staff Chiefs' chain of command, orchestrated by Alparslan Türkeş and ultimately led by General Cemal Gürsel, on 27 May 1960 against the democratically elected government of the Democrat Party, which had become increasingly authoritarian towards the end of its ten-year rule. Türkeş was a member of the junta (National Unity Committee), and had been among the first 16 officers trained by the United States in 1948 to form the stay-behind anti-communist organization known as the Counter-Guerrilla.

The incident took place at a time of sociopolitical turmoil and economic hardship, as US aid from Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan was running out and, hence, prime minister Adnan Menderes planning a visit to Moscow in hope of establishing alternative lines of credit.

Colonel Alparslan Türkeş orchestrated the plot. He was a member of the junta (National Unity Committee), and had been among the first 16 officers trained by the United States in 1948 to form the stay-behind anti-communist organization, counter-guerrilla. As such, he explicitly stated faith and allegiance to NATO and CENTO in , yet remained vague as for the reasons of the coup. On the morning of May 27, Türkeş declared the coup over radio, which ultimately announced "the end of one period in Turkish history, and usher in a new one":

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