Transformation 1945 - 1950 Volume 4 - The Establishment Years of the Two-Party Political System in Turkey

The end of the single-party regime in Turkey is generally referred to as the transition period to democracy or multi-party life. In his book series titled "The Establishment Years of the Two-Party Political System in Turkey (1945-1950)", Cemil Koçak brings into question the established historical assumptions and questions this naming. The fundamental feature of this process is that the regime changes but cannot transform. The political system we live in and the problems caused by the establishment of this system are also the product of this period. This comprehensive research proposes to reconsider the much-discussed period in all its dimensions and in depth. In proposing this, he takes into account not only foreign policy developments or domestic political debates, but also a dynamic analysis in which these occur simultaneously. It places the analysis framework on a wide horizon with discussions based on documents, memoirs, magazines, newspapers, diplomatic reports and research. With this book series, which is a continuation of his research titled The National Chief Period in Turkey (1938-1945), Cemil Koçak reveals the most detailed and comprehensive panorama of one of the controversial periods of Turkey's political history. Transformation focuses on the processes of rupture, continuity and change experienced in various areas as the end of the single-party era approaches. In this fourth volume of the series, going beyond the chronological order, a collective evaluation is made of the developments that took place during the single-party period in the fields of army, religion, secularism, law, economy and politics, and the forms that these developments took during the first period of power of the Democratic Party. The relations of the members of the Ottoman dynasty with the republican regime and the discussions on Abdulhamid's legacy also constitute one of the important parts of this volume.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 731

Year of Print: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2015

Language Turkish