National Security Council (Turkey, 1980)

The National Security Council (Turkish: Millî Güvenlik Konseyi) was a military junta established to exercise legislative authority after the seizure of the country's government by the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.[1] 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 Tümer, Commander of the Air Force General Tahsin Şahinkaya, and Commander of the Gendarmerie General Sedat Celasun.

National Security Council
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 12, 1980 (1980-09-12)
DissolvedDecember 7, 1983 (1983-12-07)
Superseding agency
TypeLegislative body
Upper house of Constituent Assembly
Agency executive

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.

Members
No. Name Position during the coup Term of office
1 Kenan Evren Chief of the General Staff 7 March 1978 – 1 July 1983
2 Nurettin Ersin Commander of the Land Forces 9 March 1978 – 1 July 1983
3 Nejat Tümer Commander of the Naval Forces 10 August 1980 – 6 December 1983
4 Tahsin Şahinkaya Commanders of the Air Force 21 August 1978 – 6 December 1983
5 Sedat Celasun General Commander of the Gendarmerie 25 August 1978 – 6 December 1983

References
  1. "Arşivlenmiş kopya" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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