text: The US State Department itself announced the coup during the night between 11 and 12 September: the military had phoned the US embassy in Ankara to alert them of the coup an hour in advance. Both in his press conference held after the government was overthrown and when interrogated by public prosecutor in 2011 General Kenan Evren said "the US did not have pre-knowledge of the coup but we informed them of the coup 2 hours in advance due to our soldiers coinciding with the American community JUSMAT that is in Ankara."
  Tahsin Şahinkaya –  then general in charge of the Turkish Air Forces who is said to have travelled to the United States just before the coup, told the US army general was not informed of the upcoming coup and the general was surprised to have been uninformed of the coup after the government was overthrown.
  Michael Butter argued that outside of some anecdotes, there was no proof of American involvement.
  In culture
  The coup has been criticised in many Turkish movies, TV series and songs since 1980.
  Movies
  1986 –  (Şerif Gören)
  1986 –  (Zeki Alasya)
  1986 – Prenses (Sinan Çetin)
  1986 – Ses (Zeki Ökten)
  1987 – Hunting Time (Av Zamanı) (Erden Kıral)
  1987 – Kara Sevdalı Bulut ()
  1988 – Sis (Zülfü Livaneli)
  1988 –  ()
  1989 –  (Memduh Ün)