Prema riječima te dvojice generala, vojska je postupala u okviru svojih podzakonskih akata po kojima je ovlaštena da "pazi i štiti tursku domovinu i Tursku Republiku utvrđenu ustavom".
According to the two generals, the military acted within its bylaws that authorise them "to watch over and protect the Turkish homeland and the Turkish Republic assigned by the constitution".