The hegemony of Kemalism as a tool to legitimate coups: The case of September 12, 1980

The main purpose of this thesis is to explain the situation in which the hegemony of Kemalism was used in the legitimacy of the 12 September 1980 coup. While making this explanation, Gramsci's concept of hegemony will be used. In order to achieve this aim, the thesis study was designed within the framework of three parts. In the first part, Gramsci's concept of hegemony will be explained. In the second part, Kemalism, Kemalist hegemony and the September 12 coup will be discussed. In the third part, the discussion part of the thesis will take place. Kemalism and Kemalism appear as the whole of ideas that have always managed to stay on the agenda for the political life of the Republic of Turkey and that affect politics and even social life. The hypothesis that will be determined and tried to be verified within the scope of the thesis study will be that the hegemony of Kemalism was used in order to ensure the legitimacy of the 12 September 1980 coup.