Niimi, YokoHorioka, Charles YujiAkkemik, K. AliÇiçek,Gerçek2019-11-212019-11-212019Akkemik, K. A., Çiçek, G., Horioka, C. Y., & Niimi, Y. (Nowember 11, 2019). The impact of a failed coup d’état on happiness, life satisfaction, and trust: the case of the plot in Turkey on July 15, 2016. Applied Economics Letters, 1-5. Doi : 10.1080/13504851.2019.16831371350-48511466-4291https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11779/1244https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2019.1683137This paper examines the impact of the failed coup d’état attempt in Turkey on 15 July 2016 on people’s happiness, life satisfaction, and trust and finds that the plot had a significant negative effect on all three variables. This paper is the first to show that coups d’état can have a significant adverse effect on people’s well-being, as in the case of terrorist attacks.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessTurkeyWell-beingLife satisfactionCoup d'etatHsappinessTrustArticle10.1080/13504851.2019.16831372-s2.0-85074730645