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Summary:The military authorities took control of Turkey in September, in the face of a political stalemate, an economic crisis bordering on bankruptcy, and a fast deteriorating state of security. General Kenan Evren, Chief of the General Staff, said the army had acted to preserve democracy, as it had had to do twice before in the past twenty years.
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Location:TURKEY ISTANBUL
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