The Relationship of the Turkish Army with Capital and the Transformation of the Military-Politics Relations

• Main Author: Abdullah Köktürk
• Format: Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Okur Yazar Derneği 2021-07-01
• Series: İnsan&İnsan Bilim Kültür Sanat ve Düşünce Dergisi
• Subjects: turkish armed forces; military intervention; capital; military-poliitics relations; military’s pension fund
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1681744

Turkey has experienced four “successful” military interventions in the last 60 years. The military took over in two interventions while in the other two attempts the governments were toppled. The country also experienced three failed military interventions, if we count the July 15th coup attempt and Colonel Talat Aydemir’s coup attempts. Turkish Armed Forces has become an important actor in Turkish politics through military interventions. The military’s political presence also over-flows to the economical life in Turkey. This study discourses the relations between the Turkish military and the capital. Therefore, the study cites the managements of various military companies that include Military’s Pension Fund. This study addresses to the relations between the Turkish military and the capital. Therefore, the study reviews the managements of various military companies that include Military’s Pension Fund. The paper examines the relation of Turkish Armed Forces with the Turkish politics through the weight of military to civilian personnel in the management of these companies.