Kenan Evren quotes

Kenan Evren was a Turkish military officer and politician who served as the seventh President of Turkey. He led the 1980 military coup and played a key role in shaping Turkey’s political system during the following years. He later became a controversial figure due to his actions during the coup and its aftermath. Here are 5 of his quotes:

All my trust in the politicians had been rubbed away.

Kenan Evren

Many axes are being kept under cover, waiting in ambush, ready to pounce, when we resign. Have no worries. We will deliver this homeland to you perfectly clean, as it was in Atatürk's time.

Kenan Evren

Turkey serves as an anchor of democracy, freedom, and stability in a region in turmoil. Your own Thomas Paine once wrote, 'Those who, expect to reap the blessings of freedom must... undergo the fatigue of supporting it.' Let me say that in Turkey, we do not feel fatigued by our support of the Western allies because we know that by supporting the allies, we may all continue to reap the blessings of freedom.

Kenan Evren

I sometimes feel jealous of countries like the U. S. and Great Britain that have two neighbors. ... When you have two neighbors, you have two problems. When you have eight neighbors, you have eight problems.

Kenan Evren