Nazli Ilicak

A documentary film about the 1960, 1971, 1980, and 1997 military interventions and coups d'etat in Turkey.

We came to the end of the road. We told you the story of the establishment of a democracy throughout 9 episodes... We witnessed the collapse of a one-party regime. We witnessed the disappearance of the national chiefdom. Together we experienced the holding of the first free general elections and the raising of democracy in pain. And finally, we told you about the birth, rise and fall of a new power. Where we ended up was a military intervention. Whatever the reasons, the storm of revolution had blown once. Now the task of the officers who seized power on the morning of May 27 was to contain that storm. But it didn't. After a while, the storm started to drag the revolutionaries in front of it. The historical scenario was repeated. The Revolution ate some of their children. The revolution was now speaking its own language...

It is a famous saying: "One can come to power with a bayonet, but not sit on it." The organization, which carried out 27 May, came to power with a bayonet. Moreover, these young officers seized power that night by breaking the traditional chain of command. In the morning, a 10-year DP period was over, the support of the public was gained at first hand, and a brand new phase was reached. Now, the days that would mark the future of Turkey were beginning. Now, as those days put it, the "second republic period" was beginning.

12 Eylül, yönetmenliğini Mustafa Ünlü'nün gerçekleştirdiği ve gazeteci Mehmet Ali Birand'ın sunduğu 1998 çıkışlı belgesel türündeki dizi film. Film, 1972 ile 1983 yılları arasında Türkiye'de yaşanan siyasi gelişmeler ile birlikte 12 Eylül Darbesi'nin öncesi ve sonrasını konu edinmektedir. Filmin araştırma ve metin yazarlığını gazeteci Hikmet Bila, redaksiyonunu ise Rıdvan Akar gerçekleştirmiştir. Belgesel daha sonra Mehmet Ali Birand, Hikmet Bila ve Rıdvan Akar tarafından 12 Eylül Türkiye'nin Miladı adıyla kitaplaştırıldı.

Türkiye'de 1946 ile 1961 arasındaki çok partili siyasi yaşama geçiş sürecini, Demokrat Parti dönemini ve 27 Mayıs Darbesini anlatan TRT-Milliyet Gazetesi ortak yapımı belgesel dizisi. Belgeselin adı "demokrat" kelimesine yabancı olan Türk halkının Demokrat Parti'ye yakıştırdığı "Demirkırat Partisi" tabirinden gelmektedir.