 Coup explores the causes and consequences of each coup d etat and how they differ from those in the rest of the world, the origins of the militarily-patrolled democratic system created by Ataturk in the 1920 s; the place of the armed forces in the life of the nation; and the future of the "military democracy." Coup contains not one word of voice-over narration or one frame of simulated footage. The film instead weaves interviews with extraordinary footage of the military actions, street demonstrations and extremist activisms.