| 1971 Turkish military memorandum | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Turkish Armed Forces | Government of Turkey | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
 Memduh Tağmaç |
 Süleyman Demirel | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
| Hundreds of deaths and injuries | |||||
The 1971 Turkish military memorandum (Turkish: 12 Mart Muhtırası), issued on 12 March that year, was the second military intervention to take place in the Republic of Turkey, coming 11 years after its 1960 predecessor. It is known as the "coup by memorandum", which the military delivered in lieu of sending out tanks, as it had done previously. The event came amid worsening domestic strife, but ultimately did little to halt this phenomenon.