Abstract
In 2016, a cadre of military and police officials attempted a coup to overthrow the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. During the following months and years, the government has removed thousands of military and police officials from their positions after allegations of a widespread conspiracy were posed, with many being incarcerated. As a result, the Turkish National Police were forced to conduct dramatic reforms in its organization and practice. In addition, President Erdogan ended peace negotiations with the ethnic Kurds in eastern Turkey, which caused further destabilization to the nation and political processes. The challenges posed by these events will be described and analyzed in detail.
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Arslan, H. (2019). The 2016 Failed Coup Attempt and its Influence on Policing the Kurdish and Other Ethnic Minorities Across Turkey. In: Albrecht, J.F., den Heyer, G., Stanislas, P. (eds) Policing and Minority Communities. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19182-5_15
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