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"""This study is interesting for bringing out the flagrant gap in protagonists' resources. [...] In seeking to understand the reasons for the growing place violence came to acquire in the Turkish political field over this period, the author establishes points of comparison with the Weimar Republic. For him, it is a matter of questioning the Turkish state's pretended neutrality during this troubled period. [...] This fascinating study is obligatory reading, feeding the imaginary of the ""deep state"". The book sets out to be a precious key for deciphering the bitter, behind-the-scenes struggle currently being waged between partisans of ""Super President"" Recep Tayyip Erdogan and supporters of the Fethullah Gülen neo-brotherhood."" --Tigrane Yegavian, France Arménie magazine, Les comptes rendus ""This book is a very well conducted study of a specific period in Turkey's political evolution, which led, on 12 September 1980, to a coup, a rewriting of the constitution, and an overhaul of institutions, which are still ongoing, and have, in a slew of recent elections, become a topic of passionate debate."" --Gérard Groc, Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée"

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Benjamin Gourisse is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Toulouse, France. His research focuses on the political sociology of contemporary Turkey, including state sociology, political parties, the armed forces, and state-society relations. 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.

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