Quote: [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: alt2"] [HR][/HR] The two surviving leaders of one of Turkey's bloodiest coups are standing trial for an alleged crackdown on political freedom, mass arrests and executions. They symbolised a time when Turkey was dominated by military rule. But now, more than 30 years after the September 12, 1980 coup, what was unimaginable for many is happening. [HR][/HR] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] .... Quote: [TABLE] [TR] [TD="class: alt2"] [HR][/HR] When the defendants led a military coup in 1980, they dramatically changed Turkey's social and political landscape. Fifty people were executed, an estimated half a million were arrested, with hundreds dying in jail, and many more disappeared during the three years of military rule that followed the coup. It was Turkey's third coup in 20 years. [HR][/HR] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/...312153239.html Thread started at Forum 4 Politics on 04-06-2012 07:44 PM
