Necmettin Erbakan, was the first Islamist Prime Minister of Turkey elected in 1996, but was removed from power by a 1997 military memorandum ( Turkey ) | " postmodern coup d ' état " in 1997.

Most recently, it maneuvered the removal of an Islamic-oriented prime minister, Necmettin Erbakan, in 1997.

** Necmettin Erbakan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey ( d. 2011 )

* June 28 – A new government is formed in Turkey, with Necmettin Erbakan of Refah Partisi becoming prime minister of the coalition government, and deputy and foreign minister Tansu Çiller of the True Path Party succeeding him after two years.

* Necmettin Erbakan ( 1926-2011 ), former prime minister

Following some interim governments CHP won 1973 elections by % 33 and formed a coalition with National Salvation Party ( MSP ) of Necmettin Erbakan.

Yılmaz also made the Motherland Party more business-friendly and Europe-oriented, causing the more conservative, religious wing to switch to the Welfare Party ( RP ) of Necmettin Erbakan.

Adıyaman has since been kind to Islamist politician, Necmettin Erbakan.

Most recent advocate for Pan-Islamism was late Turkish prime minister and founder of Milli Gorus movement Necmettin Erbakan, who championed the Pan-Islamic Union ( Islam Birligi ) idea and took steps in his government toward that goal by establishing the Developing 8 Countries ( or D8, as opposed to G8 ) in 1996 with Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and Bangladesh.

It was founded by Ali Türkmen, Ahmet Tekdal and Necmettin Erbakan in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, ( National Order Party, MNP ) and ( National Salvation Party, MSP ), which were banned from politics.

Their popular vote increased over the years until they became the largest party under Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan in 1996.

During the period, Recai Kutan ( 20 July 2001 – 11 May 2003 and again 30 January 2004 – 29 March 2008 ), Necmettin Erbakan ( 11 May 2003 – 30 January 2004 and again from 17 October 2010 till his death on 27 February 2011 ) and Numan Kurtulmuş ( 26 October 2008 – 1 October 2010 ) were leaders.

Then, in June 1996, the DYP switched allegiances to form Turkey's first Islamist government with the Welfare Party's leader Necmettin Erbakan.

After leading his Welfare Party to a surprise victory in the 1995 general elections, Necmettin Erbakan becomes the first pro-Islamic Prime Minister of modern Turkey.

Necmettin Erbakan ( 29 October 1926 – 27 February 2011 ) was a Turkish engineer, academic, politician ( eventually political party leader ), who was the Prime Minister of Turkey from 1996 until 1997.

Grave of Necmettin Erbakan and his family at Merkezefendi Cemetery in Istanbul

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That May, Necmettin Erbakan's National Order Party had been shut down, which the government claimed showed its even-handedness in the anti-terror campaign, but he was not tried and allowed to resume his activities in October 1972 ; the National Action Party and the right-wing terrorists who worked under its aegis were left conspicuously alone.

Gaziantep Province is traditionally said to reflect in advance the rising political trends in Turkey, according preference to ANAP in 1984, DYP in 1989, Necmettin Erbakan's ( then named as ) Welfare Party in 1994, and AKP in 2004 local elections.

* Hacıeminoğlu, M. Necmettin ( 1984 ), Türk Dilinde Edatlar, Milli Eğitim Bak., İstanbul, 3.

* Necmettin Imac ( born 1987 ), Netherlands footballer

* Hacıeminoğlu, Necmettin ( 1991 ), Türk Dilinde Yapı Bakımından Fiiller ( En Eski Türkçeden Çağdaş Türk Şivelerine Kadar ), Kültür Bak., Ankara, 279 s.

Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Necmettin Erbakan, former Prime Minister of Turkey, and King Hasan II of Morocco, during their terms of office or rule issued public statements in favour of the Gold Dinar as a currency for Muslim nations.

Home to many politicians including one of the ex-premiers Necmettin Erbakan and many of his Saadet party members.

Although the organization met at presidential and cabinet levels and moderate collaboration projects continue to date, the momemntum was instantly lost when the so-called Post-Modern Coup of February 28, 1997, eventually took down Erbakan government.

The coalition government of Erbakan was forced out of power by the Turkish military in 1997, due to being suspected of having an Islamist agenda.

Erbakan was born in Sinop, at the coast of Black Sea in northern Turkey.

After returning to Turkey, Erbakan became lecturer at the İTÜ and was appointed professor in 1965 at the same university.

One the leading names in Turkish politics for decades, Erbakan was the leader of a series of Islamist political parties that he founded or inspired.

In the 1970s, Erbakan was chairman of the National Salvation Party which, at its peak, served in coalition with the Republican People's Party of Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit during the Cyprus crisis of 1974.

At the time there was a formal deal between Prime Minister Erbakan, and the leader of Doğru Yol, Tansu Ciller, for a " period based premiership ".

According to this, Erbakan was to act as the Prime Minister for a certain period ( a fixed amount of time, which was not publicized ), then he would step down in favour of Tansu Ciller.

However, Ciller's party was the third in the parliament, and when Erbakan stepped down, President Süleyman Demirel asked Mesut Yılmaz, leader of the second-biggest party, to form a new government.

Since this whole act was after the infamous 28 February 1997 National Security Council meeting orchestrated by the military ( who was against the Erbakan government ), this has been claimed as a " postmodern coup " by some.

Erbakan's ruling Welfare Party was subsequently banned by the courts, who judged that the party had an agenda to promote Islamic fundamentalism in the state, and Erbakan was barred once again from active politics.