Türkiye marks the 64th anniversary of the 1960 coup

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Türkiye marks the 64th anniversary of the 1960 coup

On May 27, 1960, middle-ranking Turkish military officers arrested their own commander-in-chief and overthrew the country's first democratically elected government. Events of that day and the months that followed still resonate in Turkish politics as the coup leaders hanged a popular prime minister, along with his two cabinet ministers.

May 27, 2024