Kenan Evren

Kenan Evren
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Evren in 1988
7th President of Turkey
In office
12 September 1980 – 9 November 1989
Prime MinisterBülend Ulusu
Turgut Özal
Preceded byİhsan Sabri Çağlayangil (acting)
Succeeded byTurgut Özal
Chief of the General Staff of Turkey
In office
7 March 1978 – 1 July 1983
Preceded bySemih Sancar
Succeeded byNurettin Ersin
Commander of the Turkish Army
In office
5 September 1977 – 6 March 1978
Preceded bySemih Sancar
Succeeded byNurettin Ersin
Personal details
Born(1917-07-17)17 July 1917
Alaşehir, Ottoman Empire
Died9 May 2015(2015-05-09) (aged 97)
Ankara, Turkey
Resting placeTurkish State Cemetery
NationalityTurkish
Spouse
(m. 1944; died 1982)
ChildrenA child
Şenay Evren
Gülay Evren
Miray Evren
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Turkey
Branch/service Turkish Land Forces
Years of service1938–1983
RankGeneral

Ahmet Kenan Evren (Turkish: [ˈce.nan ˈev.ɾen]; 17 July 1917 – 9 May 2015) was a Turkish politician and military officer who served as the seventh President of Turkey from 1980 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup.

On 18 June 2014, a Turkish court sentenced him to life imprisonment and demotion of his military rank, (down to private from army general) for leading the military coup in 1980. He was found guilty of obstructing democracy by deposing the prime minister Süleyman Demirel and of abolishing the parliament, senate and the constitution. This sentence was under appeal at the time of his death.[1]

  1. ^ "Kenan Evren ve Tahsin Şahinkaya hakkındaki dosya 6 aydır Yargıtay'a gönderilmedi". Hürriyet. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.