1960 Turkish coup d'état

1960 Turkish coup d'etat
Date	27 May 1960
Location	Turkey
Result	Coup successful Adnan Menderes (Prime Minister), Fatin Rüştü Zorlu (Turkish Foreign Minister), Hasan Polatkan (Minister of Finance) were executed; New constitution was declared; 27 May was declared Day of Independence and Constitution;
Belligerents
National Unity Committee	23rd government of Turkey
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Cemal Gürsel; Lt. Gen. Cemal Madanoğlu ; Col. Alparslan Türkeş	Celâl Bayar; Adnan Menderes ; Hasan Polatkan ; Fatin Rüştü Zorlu
Units involved
38 Committee members	–
Casualties and losses
2 soldiers, 1 civilian	7 Democrat Party members

The 1960 Turkish coup d'état (Turkish: 27 Mayıs Darbesi) was the first coup d'état in the Republic of Turkey. It took place on May 27, 1960. The coup was staged by a group of 38 young Turkish military officers, acting outside the military chain of command. The officers were de facto led by Cemal Madanoğlu until the actual coup date. After a threat by Ragıp Gümüşpala that he would move to quell the coup unless it was led by someone with a higher military rank than himself, the officers brought in General Cemal Gürsel as their leader. The coup was carried out against the democratically elected government of the Democrat Party, and ultimately resulted in the execution of its prime minister, Adnan Menderes, alongside two of his ministers, Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Hasan Polatkan.

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