Turkey's democratisation process between 1950-1960

The concept of democracy, which emerged during Ancient Greece, became one of the most important subjects after the American and French revolutions. The Democratization process, which varies in accordance with the conditions of the era and countries, has gone through a quite tough process in the history of Turkish democracy. The abolition of the sultanate, the proclamation of the republic and even if did not achieve the goal until 1945, the transition to multi-party life trials have clearly demonstrated that the motion for democracy of the Republic of Turkey. The 14 May 1950 elections were the essential turning point in the history of Turkish democracy and the Democrat Party, constituted in 1946, has succeeded in substitute of the Republican People's Party, which had been in power for 27 years. The Democrat Party, which has attracted attention since its foundation, won three consecutive elections between 1950 and 1960 and remained in power for 10 years. In these years of great importance in terms of Turkey's political history, Democrat Party's relations with the opposition and media have often been discussed. Particularly in the last period of ruling has to lead up to the tensions of May 27, 1960, military intervention and the Democrat Party lost power in the coup which negatively affects Turkey's democratization process. In this context, particularly the political and judicial activities carried out in the 1950-1960 period, the government-opposition relations, which are important for the development and continuity of democracy, and the practices towards the media, have been analyzed in the study. Key Words: Democracy, Transition to a Multi-Party System, Government, Oppositon, Media, 27 May, 1960 Military Intervention