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Reuben Silverman’s authoritative study traces the pivotal role of Turkey’s Democrat Party during a transformative period in the nation’s history. From 1945 to 1960, the party navigated the complexities of the Cold War while grappling with questions of democratic governance and political legitimacy.
This volume examines how external pressures from the United States and the Soviet Union influenced Turkish politics, alongside internal factional conflicts within the Democrat Party itself. Silverman demonstrates how the party’s initial promise of liberal reform gradually gave way to increasingly authoritarian governance, ultimately leading to its collapse and the military intervention of 1960.
Part of the prestigious Cambridge Middle East Studies series, this work provides essential insights into twentieth-century Turkish politics and contributes to broader understandings of Cold War dynamics in the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
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