# How Turkey's 2016 coup attempt transformed military-civilian ties

The failed July 2016 coup in Turkey triggered a sweeping purge of the military and a shift in civil-military relations, concentrating power in civilian hands under President Erdogan. This reshaped the military's role from a guardian of secularism to a more subordinate force, with lasting implications for Turkish democracy and governance.

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## Sources

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- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/15/how-failed-2016-coup-reshaped-turkiyes-and-civil-military-relations?traffic_source=rss) — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:29:20 +0000