Kenan Evren

President of Turkey (1917-2015) · Turkey · Politicians · Died at 97

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Led Turkey's 1980 military coup, ruled as president for seven years, then became the first coup leader in Turkish history sentenced to life for overthrowing democracy.

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A life in dates

2015Died9 May 20152002“I sometimes feel jealous of countries like the U.S. and Great Britain that have two neighbors. … When you have two neighbors, you have two problems.”In their words1 April 2002The Turkish Times, (News section, April 1, 2002, Year 14 No. 297)Read the whole statement

1990Atatürk International Peace PrizeAward1988“Turkey serves as an anchor of democracy, freedom, and stability in a region in turmoil.”In their wordsSeptember 1988US Department of State Bulletin, Sept, 1988Read the whole statement

1987Gold Olympic OrderAward1980“Many axes are being kept under cover, waiting in ambush, ready to pounce, when we resign. Have no worries.”In their words8 December 1980Strong Army Medicine, Time. (Dec. 08, 1980)Read the whole statement

“All freedoms provided by democracy are for those who believe in it.”In their words29 September 1980An Uneasy Honeymoon, Time. (Sep. 29, 1980)Read the whole statement

“All my trust in the politicians had been rubbed away.”In their words17 September 1980On 17 September 1980, five days after the coup, Evren comments on the political leaders of the standing political parties.Read the whole statement

1917Born17 July 1917

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1982 Kenan Evren presedintele Turciei la MIRSR

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Kenan Evren and Ronald Reagan

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In their own words 5

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5 statements, newest first

I sometimes feel jealous of countries like the U.S. and Great Britain that have two neighbors. … When you have two neighbors, you have two problems.
Apr 1, 2002, The Turkish Times, (News section, April 1, 2002, Year 14 No. 297), Own words
Turkey serves as an anchor of democracy, freedom, and stability in a region in turmoil.
Sep 1988, US Department of State Bulletin, Sept, 1988, Own words
Many axes are being kept under cover, waiting in ambush, ready to pounce, when we resign. Have no worries.
Dec 8, 1980, Strong Army Medicine, Time. (Dec. 08, 1980), Own words

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Awards

Atatürk International Peace Prize1990

Gold Olympic Order1987

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

In their orbit

Spouse: Sekine Evren

About this person

Ahmet Kenan Evren was a Turkish military officer who seized power on 12 September 1980, deposing Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel and dissolving parliament, the senate, and the constitution. He installed himself as president in 1982 and held the office until 1989. Decades later, on 18 June 2014, a Turkish court found him guilty of obstructing democracy and sentenced him to life imprisonment, stripping his rank from army general down to private. The appeal was still pending when he died at 97 on 9 May 2015.

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Turkey

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