All freedoms provided by democracy are for those who believ… - Kenan Evren

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All freedoms provided by democracy are for those who believe in it. Can the rights and freedoms of millions of virtuous people who believe in democracy be safeguarded if those who seek to destroy it abuse rights and freedoms to achieve their goals?

Kenan Evren

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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.

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Alternative Names: Ahmet Kenan Evren

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