Adnan Menderes, the ninth prime minister of Turkey, was executed by a junta on September 17, 1961. Here are five things you need to know about him.
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As they awaited with excitement for the deposal of president Erdogan on coup night in Turkey, mainstream western media cheered for the military junta in Turkey which sacked the elected prime minister Adnan Menderes, who was then hanged without a fair trial. #AdnanMenderes pic.twitter.com/uc4TrYpGsu
— DutchTurks.nl (@dutchturksNL) 17 september 2018
The 1960 coup: First attack on Turkish democracy https://t.co/DskqoTCAVP
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