Maraş’ta Vatan Cephesi (12 Temmuz 1958-27 Mayıs 1960)

Abstract

The Democrat Party (DP), which came to power with the 1950 General Elections, also succeeded in the 1954 elections. After the 1957 elections, Confrontations started in government and opposition relations throughout the country. The economic policy implemented by the government in 1958 led to the start of financial difficulties. This situation triggered the opposition. In October 1958, opposition parties decided to act jointly against the Democrat Party. On the other hand, Adnan Menderes who leader of Democrat and Prime Minister called on his opponents and all citizens to unite under the name of Vatan Cephesi (Homeland Front) against the opposition. With the effective works of the Democrat Party provincial and district organization in Maras, crowded masses have joined the Vatan Cephesi. Participations to the DP and Homeland Front in Maras were announced under the heading “Participation to the DP” in the local newspapers of “Demokrasiye Hizmet”, “Kahramanyurt” and “Halk Postasi”. In this article, the organization of the province and district of Vatan Cephesi in the Maras, which formation process started on July 12, 1958 and ended with the military intervention on May 27, was evaluated by using the news and articles in the Republic Archive Documents and the media in the period. Keywords: Maras, Vatan Cephesi ((Homeland Front), Cooperation, Opposition.