On 17 September 1980, five days after the coup, Evren comments on the political leaders of the standing political parties.
• From Turkey: Challenges of Continuity and Change by Meliha Benli Altunisik, (p. 43, Routledge, 2005).
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All my trust in the politicians had been rubbed away.

— Kenan Evren

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• From Turkey: Challenges of Continuity and Change by Meliha Benli Altunisik, (p. 43, Routledge, 2005)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kenan Evren

About Kenan Evren

Ahmet Kenan Evren (born July 17, 1917 – May 9, 2015) was the seventh president of the Turkish Republic, an office he held from November 9, 1982 to November 9, 1989. Evren came to power from the 1980 Turkish military coup.