Vatan Cephesi Davası’nda Niğde; Adnan Menderes’e Destek Telgrafları ve CHP’den İstifalar (1958-1960)
Nigde in the Case of the Vatan Front; Support Telegrphes to Adnan Menderes and Requests from CHP (1958-1960)

Author(s): Tuğba Aldemir
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Government/Political systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Özgür Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti.
Keywords: Niğde; Adnan Menderes; CHP;
Summary/Abstract: After the 1957 General Elections, a policy of confrontation emerged on the ruling and opposition sides depending on the conditions of the period. On the one hand, there was the opposition, which said that the country was being dragged into a dictatorial regime, dissatisfied with the economic situation and the silencing of the press, and on the other hand, there was the government that saw the situation of the CHP, which had decreased its votes and increased its majority in the parliament, and sought a solution to this. While the Opposition Parties were gathering around the "Union of Force" front, Adnan Menderes put forward the idea of "Homeland Front" in a rally he held in Manisa on October 12, 1958 and called on all citizens to gather around their own fronts. The call was announced on the radios soon after, and it was ensured that it resonated all over the country. Following this statement of Adnan Menderes, there were intense transitions to the homeland front from the villages of various towns and sub-districts, mostly in the center and the villages connected to the center, as well as from the organizations of opposition parties such as CHP and MP in Niğde as well as throughout the country. In this article, the establishment phase of the homeland front, which ended with the May 27 coup, and the process that took the DP and its members to the Yassıada Courts are briefly examined. In particular, the telegrams sent to DP Chairman Adnan Menderes from the center, townships and villages of Niğde were examined, and the people who joined the homeland and DP ranks and their numbers were revealed in the light of the archive document. Various books, theses and articles were used for information about the period.

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