Political Violence in Turkey, 1975-1980

Benjamin Gourisse is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Toulouse, France. His research focuses on the political sociology of contemporary Turkey, including state sociology, political parties, the armed forces, and state-society relations. He co-edited Order and Compromise. Government Practices in Turkey from the Late Ottoman Empire to the Early 21st Century (2015) and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles.

Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction
Interpretations of the Turkish crisis
The supposed symmetry in actors’ positions and resources
The supposed autonomization of violence
The State supposedly knocked out of play
Questions and hypotheses
Plan of the book

1. The State at stake
The State’s limited autonomy
Socio-economic transformations (1960-1980)
The restructuring and deadlock of institutional politics
Maintaining order in practical terms

2. Movements in conflict
The radical left
The nationalist far right

3. The accumulation and circulation of resources
Dissimilar economic ressources
Institutionnal fashioning and activist cultures
Political identities and the uses to which they were put

4. Capturing resources and politicizing the State
Acceding to governement as a way to obtain State positions
Politicizing institutions – the law and order sector
Replacing the public authorities

5. The spread of protest movement
Mobilizations specific to education sector
Multi-sector protest movements

6. The escalation in violence
The timeframes of violent exchanges
The geographical distribution of violent interaction
Social profiles of the activists and victims

Chapter 7. The effects of violence on political contests
Activities of physical violence and their benefits
The uses and effects of violence – the Kahramanmaras massacre
Violence as a means of legitimizing the military coup

Conclusion
Outline chronology of the events (1961-1980)
Bibliography