ZAMACHY STANU W EGIPCIE (2013) I W TURCJI (2016) – PODSTAWY SUKCESU I PRZYCZYNY PORAŻKI
COUPS D'ETAT IN EGYPT (2013) AND TURKEY (2016)- BASE OF THE SUCCESS AND THE CAUSES OF FAILURE

Summary/Abstract: Coup d’etat as a political phenomenon in perspective of the 21st century passesspecific kind of renaissance. Numerous attempts ended with success (Egypt 2013,Thailand 2014), as well as with failure (Ecuador 2001, Turkey 2016)The paper purpose is to answer the research question: what are the reasons ofthe putchists failure in Turkey in 2016, and of the triumph in Egypt in 2013? Because oflack of publications concerning coup d’etat theoretical aspects it will be necessary toclarify answer about these concept’s defining.Author claims that the base of Egyptian putchists success were economicstagnation, internal social conflicts with religious and cultural groundwork, as well asthe dominating role of the army in social and political space of this state. While Turkishmilitary’s failure on July 15th 2016 mostly resulted from the fact, that the influence ofTurkish army was consequently reduced during the period of the AKP governments, thatis to say from 2002. Moreover the systemic location of the armed forces as the Ataturklegacy’s guardian in term of economical and social stability was limited along with theoperational capacity of revolting part of the army.

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