 The stated aims of the Council were "to reinstate constitutional order, human rights and freedoms, the rule of law and general security that was damaged".No set information regarding members and structure of the Council were given and TRT suspended broadcasting shortly after the delivery of the statement announcing the Council's creation.The statement that was read on air at TRT headquarters, said (in Turkish) that
A BBC article by Ezgi Başaran said that "the statement of the junta, that was ... read on ... government TV as the coup got under way, bore a strong resemblance to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's famous address to the Turkish Youth.