▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁the ▁cabinet ▁dissol ved , ▁and ▁Mat ar ac ı ' s ▁term ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁ended . ▁ ▁Con v iction ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁( , ▁M G K ), ▁the ▁military ▁jun ta , ▁which ▁had ▁st aged ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁military ▁coup ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 2 , ▁put ▁T unc ay ▁Mat ar ac ı ▁on ▁trial ▁at ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁( ). ▁The ▁trial ▁began ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Mat ar ac ı ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁b ri ber y ▁and ▁ab use ▁of ▁power ▁during ▁his ▁office ▁term ▁as ▁government ▁minister ▁along ▁with ▁ 2 1 ▁co - def end ants , ▁among ▁them ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁Public ▁Works , ▁ Ş era f ett in ▁El ç i , ▁and ▁a ▁mob ster , ▁Ab u zer ▁U ğ url u . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁sent enced ▁Mat ar ac ı ▁to ▁ 3 6 ▁years ▁of ▁ag gra v ated ▁imprison ment , ▁a ▁fine ▁of ▁ 7 8 7 , 3 8 6 , 1 6 6 ▁Turkish ▁li ra , ▁life ▁ban ishment ▁from ▁government ▁office ▁and ▁driver ' s ▁license ▁rev ocation ▁for ▁six - year s . ▁Of ▁the ▁co - def end ants , ▁only ▁ Ş era f