Abstract:

Economic problems before the coup were constantly on the agenda of the public and were seen among the causes of the coup.The National Unity Committee, which was in charge of the post-27 May 1960 Coup, was constantly talking about the debts and the state of the treasury left by the former government. To solve this situation, a series of campaigns would start from now on. The first campaign to provide income to the treasury or to support the state would be the “Wedding Ring Campaign”. The donation campaign launched by the 1st Armored Brigade to increase the gold stock in the treasury received intense interest from the public.Various donations were made to the campaign, mostly including wedding rings.This campaign, which was frequently on newspapers of the period, radio and on the agenda of was determined as a subject that was not discussed in detail as a result of literature reviews.The Wedding Ring Campaign is of great importance in explaining some of the process during the post-coup National Unity Committee. In the light of the information obtained with this study, it is aimed to eliminate the deficiency in the literature

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