Resurgence of the Cold War state of mind: the debate on constitutional tolerance of socialism vis-a-vis the emerging left in Turkey (1967-1971)

ÇELİK H. S.

COLD WAR HISTORY, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.499-520, 2022 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/14682745.2022.2100354
  • Dergi Adı: COLD WAR HISTORY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, American History and Life, Historical Abstracts, Political Science Complete, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.499-520
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Turkish left, constitution, socialism, Cold War, 1971 Turkish Military Memorandum
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Turkey witnessed the unprecedented awakening of leftist politics after acceptance of the 1961 Constitution. The Constitution's provisions on subjects like freedom of thought and social and economic rights enabled the existence of leftist politics in the political arena and prepared the grounds for the policies they would advocate. However, since the US-Soviet rivalry polarised the Middle East, President Sunay's 1967 statement indicating that the Constitution was closed to socialism, despite prominent jurists' counterclaims, coupled with some high-ranking commanders' anti-leftist outburst demonstrated a resurgence of the Cold War state of mind in Turkey.