Abstract:

On May 27, 1960, the National Union Committee, which with military intervention took over the administration, called the university's lawyers to work for the preparation of a new constitution. The new constitution was prepared and the DP was seeking to find a solution to political problems, discomforts, economic and social problems that occurred during the time of power. The referendum and the adoption of the Constitution presented to the public was considered necessary to return to civil life. The referendum activities that began in a environment in which the political life of the DP was ended seemed to have only been a scene for the propaganda of those who support the constitution, but the AP, which was established to address the voter of the DP, had also called for secretly to give a no vote to the constitution, especially in the western Anadolu region. The National Union Committee also sent its members to the various cities of Anadolu to conduct public talks and asked the people to no longer experience political disputes in the old days and to adopt the new constitution prepared for the needs of the new era. While there is no too much debate between the people and the press about what the Constitution has brought, the number of votes in the constituent parliament that prepares the constitution and the speakers of the CHP have made the constitution holding speeches have led to the red vote of the DP base. The result in the referendum was different from expected for reasons such as the negative propaganda and the exclusion of the DP election from the process, although the participation was high, yes the votes did not reach even 70 percent. The majority of the negative votes were a response to the military coup of the DP base and as long as it was experienced. The achieved result was welcomed by AP, which saw it as a hope of power towards the future, while the National Union Committee found it enough that the constitution was approved. The outcome from the referendum campaign conducted with the possibilities of the state and with the support of three parties was similar to the voting map received in the 1957 elections, it was understood that the provinces that supported the DP in the named elections gave a vote for the constitution.

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