[1] On 27 May 1960, some mid-ranked Turkish Army officers staged a military coup, and overthrew the government.

Four-star general Cemal Gürsel, then Commander of the Turkish Army, was appointed head of the state by the revolutionaries without a leader.

He remained in office until his presidency was ended by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on 28 March 1966 due to his illness.

[1] She did not accompany her husband at official visits at home or abroad to help the state saves money.

[3] She died at the age of 75 in her home at Deniz Bostanlı neighborhood of Karşıyaka, Izmir at 11:30 on 23 February 1974.