Much has been written about the neoliberal revolution that originated in the Northern countries in the 1970s and since then has spread to all countries in the world to a greater or lesser extent. The aim of this paper is to give an account of Turkey's relationship with neoliberalism between 1980 and 2001 which has been a rather troubled relationship. In this paper I argue that the neoliberal policies cannot be implemented in a state unless the class forces allow such an establishment. In spite of ...