The Democratic Party (DP) which came into power on May 14, 1950 won the elections in 1954 and 1957, as well. The increase especially in economy until 1954 was enough for DP to be glorified before the public and the press. However, after this date, the politics of the party came along with the criticisms. Especially the relations between the government and the opposition parties and the criticisms of the opposition parties were among the challenging issues for DP. Still, the pressures imposed upon the press in time caused an increase in the tension for the country. The military attitude towards DP was also very important during this process. The reason behind the tension between the army and DP was because of the discharges in the army conducted by DP in 1950. However, it can be stated that the tension started to increase especially after 1954. Thus from then, opposing structures started to develop within the army. In 1960, the relations between the government and the opposition parties became more and more tense. Fierce opposition of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) caused DP to canalize into different practices. DP formed an ‘Inquiry Commission’ including fifteen people in the Parliament on May 18, 1960 in order to investigate the activities of the opposition party and the press. The opposition parties, the press and the universities showed very harsh reaction against this situation. As a result of these developments, a political and social crisis occurred in the country and the student upheavals in Istanbul and Ankara were the reflection thereof. The aim of this study is to touch upon the university student upheavals in Istanbul and Ankara, which were among the significant incidents towards the coup of 1960, within the context of Istanbul.