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This article contains analyzing of the army, in broad context, the military administration in Turkey after 1980 through security state mentality in institutional level. There is strengthening of security state in the West in 20’th century. The most important sign of the security state can be seen in army in institutional level. The expansion of the the military administration, in Turkey after the year of 1980, is an important sign of the strengthening of security state. This article purposes to demonstrate that the military administration in Turkey after 1980 has expanded through security state mentality and to explain that how this expansion has happened. The expansion of the military administration in Turkey after the year of 1980, realized in three dimensions or spheres: military institutions, army organization and military personnel. While military institutions increased in numbers, military organization expanded and the statute of military personnel strengthened. In conclusion, the strong state tradition has continued and civil political power has weakened against the military.