Prison walls, survivor accounts keep memory of 1980 coup alive in Türkiye
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46 years have passed since the September 12 military coup, which is etched as a dark stain on Turkey's democratic history. The coup plan, codenamed "Operation Flag," was implemented in the early hours of September 12, 1980, with the declaration of martial law.
On the 46th anniversary of the September 12, 1980 coup, the seizure of power, 650,000 detentions, 49 executions, and the legacy of the 1982 Constitution are remembered. 46 years have passed since the September 12 coup. (Medyascope)
Ulucanlar Prison, which witnessed the darkest periods of Turkish politics and was later transformed into a museum, continues to showcase the events of the September 12 coup, the last letters of death row inmates, and the traces of inhumane practices on the 46th anniversary of the coup. The bloody memory of Ulucanlar, the place where young people were executed after their ages were falsely increased, where unfinished letters were left, and where …
Today marks the 46th anniversary of the September 12th American-backed coup, which, through the January 24th Decrees, made Türkiye dependent on foreign powers and established a neoliberal mafia-sect-Gladio regime. The Turkish State and Nation continue their struggle to erase these dark traces of Atlantic hegemony.
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