After the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk prohibited the political activities of officers in active service with the Military Penal Code numbered 1632 and dated 22 May 1930 ("Askeri Ceza Kanunu"). However, after the coups d'état in 1960, the "Millî Birlik Komitesi" (National Unity Committee) established the Inner Service Act of the Turkish Armed Forces ("Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri İç Hizmet Kanunu") on 4 January 1961 to legitimize their military interventions in politics. In subsequent coup d'états and coup d'état attempts, they showed reasons to justify their political activities especially with the article 35 and 85 of this act.