party ▁govern ance ▁under ▁T urg ut ▁Ö z al ' s ▁Mother land ▁Party ▁( AN AP ), ▁which ▁combined ▁a ▁glob ally ▁orient ed ▁economic ▁program ▁with ▁conserv ative ▁social ▁values . ▁Under ▁Ö z al , ▁the ▁economy ▁bo omed , ▁converting ▁towns ▁like ▁Gaz iante p ▁from ▁small ▁provincial ▁capit als ▁into ▁mid - s ized ▁economic ▁bo om town s . ▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁President ▁Ken an ▁Ev ren , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁coup , ▁Ö z al ▁was ▁elected ▁President , ▁leaving ▁parliament ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁Ak bul ut , ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Mes ut ▁Y ı l maz . ▁Y ı l maz ▁red ouble d ▁Turkey ' s ▁economic ▁profile ▁and ▁renew ed ▁its ▁orientation ▁toward ▁Europe . ▁However , ▁political ▁inst ability ▁followed , ▁as ▁the ▁host ▁of ▁polit icians ▁b anned ▁from ▁politics ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁coup ▁re enter ed ▁politics , ▁f ract uring ▁the ▁vote , ▁and ▁the ▁Mother land ▁Party ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁cor rupt . ▁Ö z al ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁Sü le yman ▁Dem ire l ▁was ▁elected ▁president . ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁elections ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁elections ▁brought ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁coal ition ▁between ▁Y ı l maz ' s ▁Mother land