1968 movement in Turkey

The 1968 movement in Turkey or the generation '68 (Turkish: 68 Kuşağı) was a student movement that emerged during the Protests of 1968 and later evolved into an armed resistance, particularly in Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia. https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/3811-turkey-s-68 Turkey's 68 Verso Books Demet Lüküslü 15 May 2018 22 March 2026 https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/233452 68 KUŞAĞI GENÇLİK OLAYLARININ ULUSLARARASI BOYUTU VE TÜRKİYE’DE 68 KUŞAĞINA GÖRE ATATÜRK VE ATATÜRKÇÜLÜK ANLAYIŞ Feryat Bulut DergiPark 2011 22 March 2026 The generation '68 has changed the trajectory of Turkey's modern history and was one of the leading causes of the beginning of armed struggle in Turkey, political violence in Turkey, 1980 Turkish coup d'état and the political atmosphere after the coup d'état in 1980. https://bianet.org/yazi/bir-firtinadan-kalan-miras-1968-114401 Bir Fırtınadan Kalan Miras:1968 ERSEN OLGAÇ bianet 2009 22 March 2026 The movement included key figures like Deniz Gezmiş, Mahir Çayan, Kemal Bingöllü, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Behice Boran, Sevgi Soysal, Şirin Cemgil, İlkay Demir, Gülten Savaşçı, Hatice Alankuş, Füsun Özbilgen, Necmiye Alpay,6 May 2020 12 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412002742/https://www.tarihvakfi.org.tr/dergiler/toplumsal-tarih/293/toplumsal-tarih-mayis-2018/2 Toplumsal Tarih Mayıs 2018 https://www.tarihvakfi.org.tr/dergiler/toplumsal-tarih/293/toplumsal-tarih-mayis-2018/2 live Hasan Yalçın, Cihan Alptekin, Hüseyin İnan, Yusuf Aslan, Ertuğrul Kürkçü, Harun Karadeniz, Sinan Cemgil, Teslim Töre, Ali Haydar Yıldız, Rasih Ulaş Bardakçı, Kadir Manga, Ahmet Atasoy, Alpaslan Özdoğan, Hüseyin Cevahir, Ömer Ayna, Taylan Özgür, Doğu Perinçek. Background After the victory of the Democrat Party in the 1950 Turkish general election and 1950 Turkish presidential election, Turkey experienced a decade of liberalization, urbanization, and industrialization, fueled by the party's liberal policies as well as the Marshall Plan. However, these liberal policies later shifted toward authoritarianism, which ultimately resulted in the 1960 Turkish coup d'état.https://openaccess.ahievran.edu.tr/server/api/core/bitstreams/0c3c39af-088e-42b6-bbae-d0da10664eef/content TÜRKİYE’NİN İÇ SİYASETİNDE DEMOKRAT PARTİ (1950-1960) Emel ASLAN AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ SOSYAL BİLİMLER ENSTİTÜSÜ December 2014 22 March 2026https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ausbf/article/43075 DEMOKRAT PARTİ İKTİDARI (1950-1960) ve BASIN Nuran Yıldız Dergi Park 1996 22 March 2026 The constitution promulgated following the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, granted civil liberties and freedom of expression not previously guaranteed in Turkish constitutional history. It included checks on the accumulation of executive power, reformed the judiciary, extended labor rights, and encouraged a more pluralistic democratic framework compared with the previous constitution of 1924.https://www.evrensel.net/haber/517827/turkiyede-68-hareketinin-basamaklari-2 Türkiye’de ’68 hareketinin basamakları Rıza Mutlu Evrensel 2024 22 March 2026https://bianet.org/haber/constitutional-journey-of-turkiye-1921-1924-1961-1982-271318 Constitutional journey of Türkiye: 1921, 1924, 1961, 1982 Ayça Söylenmez Bianet 2022 22 March 2026https://academic.oup.com/icon/article/11/3/702/789402 Between text and context: Turkey’s tradition of authoritarian constitutionalism Isiksel Türküler International Journal of Constitutional Law 11 3 702–727 2013 22 March 2026 The political atmosphere and institutional liberties brought by the coup saw the establishment of the Workers' Party of Turkey,https://turkiyeiscipartisi.org/?SX=_php_sosyal_medya_liste.php&KX=KURULUŞ/1975 TİP (1961-1988) TİP 22 March 2026 which was the first legal communist party in Turkey since the Communist Party of Turkey, as well as the foundation of the DİSK, which was established following the 1961 Constitution and the trade union acts of 1964. DİSK was the first legal left-wing trade union confederation in Turkey.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ct/article/1155357 DİSK’in Kuruluş ve Varoluş Yılları 1966-1970 Aziz Çelik Dergi Park 2018 22 March 2026 The institutionalization of the left also produced pluralization within Turkish society, particularly in universities, which heavily influenced the '68 movement as a student movement.https://www.gastearsivi.com/arastirma/68-kusagi-ve-sol-hareket 68 Kuşağı ve Türkiye'de Sol Hareket Gazete Arsivi 22 March 2026 1960–1968 March 2026 28-29 April Events and 555k protests 28–29 April events (Turkey) 555k protests References Category:1968 conflicts Category:1968 in Turkish politics Category:Student protests in Turkey Category:Social movements in Asia Category:Social movements in Europe