The National Security Council () was a

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established to exercise

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authority after the seizure of the country's government by the

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. It consisted of Chief of General Staff General

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, Commander of the Land Forces General

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, Commander of the Naval Forces Admiral Nejat Tümer, Commander of the Air Force General Tahsin Şahinkaya, and Commander of the Gendarmerie General

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. On November 7, 1982, in the

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held in

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, the

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was approved with 91.37% of the votes and Kenan Evren was elected

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for seven years in accordance with the provisional first article of the Constitution. The National Security Council ceased to exist on December 7, 1983, when the Presidency Council of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey was formed following the general elections held on November 6, 1983. Pursuant to the second provisional article of the Constitution, the members of the National Security Council became members of the Presidential Council for six years.

Members

References

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