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National Security Council
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Formed
| September 12, 1980
(
1980-09-12
)
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Dissolved
| December 7, 1983
(
1983-12-07
)
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Superseding agency
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Type
| Legislative body
Upper house of
Constituent Assembly
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Agency executive
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The
National Security Council
(
Turkish
:
Milli Guvenlik Konseyi
) was a
military junta
established to exercise
legislative
authority after the seizure of the country's government by the
1980 Turkish coup d'etat
.
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It consisted of Chief of General Staff General
Kenan Evren
, Commander of the Land Forces General
Nurettin Ersin
, Commander of the Naval Forces Admiral
Nejat Tumer
, Commander of the Air Force General
Tahsin ?ahinkaya
, and Commander of the Gendarmerie General
Sedat Celasun
.
On November 7, 1982, in the
1982 Turkish constitutional referendum
held in
Turkey
, the
Constitution
was approved with 91.37% of the votes and Kenan Evren was elected
president
for seven years in accordance with the provisional first article of the Constitution. The National Security Council ceased to exist on December 7, 1983, when the Presidency Council of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was formed following the general elections held on November 6, 1983. Pursuant to the second provisional article of the Constitution, the members of the National Security Council became members of the
Presidential Council
for six years.
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