Alparslan Türkeş
In the Republic of Turkey, there are many leaders who left their mark on Turkish political history: some are remembered with the time they lived in, some are remembered with their works and contributions.
However, if we accept Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and İsmet İnönü/Pasha as exceptions, the person about whom the most works have been written in terms of articles, diary articles/jokes/books and academic studies is; I think it is Alparslan Türkeş..
On November 19, 1960, as he was going to New Delhi/India/ as State Counselor "As if going into exile with glory and honor", Türkeş's life was always full of action: as a young officer, he was an activist of Turkism...
The leading activist of the May 27 Revolution...
Similarly, he was an activist of the Fourteeners on November 13, 1960.
It was he who turned Turkish Nationalism into political action in 1966..
Throughout his life, even when his friends stood aside and some abandoned him out of fear, he never st Show More
