As the government was forced out without dissolving the parliament or suspending the constitution, the event has been famously labelled a "postmodern coup" by the Turkish admiral Salim Dervişoğlu.
Karena pemerintahan dipaksa mundur tanpa membubarkan parlemen atau menangguhkan konstitusi, peristiwa ini dijuluki "kudeta postmodern" oleh laksamana Turki Salim Dervişoğlu.