Military Coups and Fragile Democracies
The July 15th Coup Attempt of 2016 and Authoritarian Consolidation in Türkiye
Military Coups and Fragile Democracies
The July 15th Coup Attempt of 2016 and Authoritarian Consolidation in Türkiye
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Military Coups and Fragile Democracies: The July 15th Coup Attempt of 2016 and Authoritarian Consolidation in Türkiye examines the controversial coup attempt and how its aftermath transformed the country's fragile democracy. Placing July 15 within Türkiye's history of military interventions and broader patterns of democratic decline, Military Coups and Fragile Democracies critically analyzes the coup's planning and execution, competing narratives about its perpetrators, the government's response, and unresolved questions surrounding the events. Drawing on official documents, court records, media analysis, and extensive interviews with former military officers, police chiefs, prosecutors, political figures, journalists, diplomats, and other witnesses; Mahmut Cengiz and Mitchel P. Roth assess official accounts with various explanations. The book then traces how the failed coup became a catalyst for sweeping purges, emergency rule, institutional restructuring, and the concentration of executive power under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Examining changes in the military, judiciary, law enforcement, media, and political system, Military Coups and Fragile Democracies demonstrates how crises, whether genuine or manipulated can provide opportunities for authoritarian consolidation. Türkiye's experience ultimately offers broader lessons about the vulnerability of fragile democracies and the erosion of institutional independence.
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Table of Contents
1. Fragile Democracies and Military Coups
2. Patterns of Disruption: Historical Precedents of Coups in Tu¨rkiye
3. Constructing Authority: Tu¨rkiye's Political Landscape Before the July 15 Coup Attempt
4. Pre-Coup Alignments: Strategic Preparations and Foreknowledge
5. Wings of the Coup: Analyzing the Turkish Air Force's Role in the July 15 Coup Attempt
6. Forces in Flux: The Naval Forces and the Special Forces During the July 15 Coup Attempt
7. Narratives of Blame: Domestic and Foreign Accusations in the Aftermath of the July 15 Coup Attempt
8. Post-July 15 Tu¨rkiye: Politics, Media, Economy, and the Rise of Authoritarianism
9. Authoritarian Consolidation and Institutional Change: The Military, Judiciary, and Security Apparatus
Conclusion: The Politics of a “Blessed” Coup and Lessons from Tu¨rkiye's Authoritarian Turn
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| Published | 10 Jun 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 9781978765801 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 1 table |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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