Ömer Faruk Gürler (1913 – 23 August 1975) was a Turkish general. He was the Commander of the Turkish Army during the

1971 Turkish coup d'état The 1971 Turkish military memorandum ( tr, 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 m ...

, and then

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(1972 - 1973). He was the military's candidate in the 1973 Presidential election, but lost to

Fahri Korutürk Fahri Sabit Korutürk (3 August 1903 – 12 October 1987) was a Turkish admiral, diplomat and politician who was the 6th president of Turkey from 1973 to 1980. Before his presidency, he served as the 3rd commander of the Turkish Naval Forces fr ...

(chosen by the

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, 15 March 1973
Parliament deadlocked in Turkey
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