Turkish coup d'état

Türkiye commemorated the 41st anniversary of the Sept. 12, 1980 military coup during which then-Chief of the General Staff Kenan Evren toppled the coalition government of Süleyman Demirel and dismissed the Turkish Parliament.

Adnan Menderes, Turkey's first democratically elected prime minister, is being commemorated 60 years after his execution following a coup in 1960, an event marking a dark era in Turkish history.

An official ceremony was held in Istanbul on Sept. 17 for Adnan Menderes and two ministers of the time, Hasan Polatkan and Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, who were executed on Sept. 16 and 17, 1961.

The 2016 military coup in Turkey resulted in a depletion of F-16 pilots

The 2016 military coup in Turkey resulted in a depletion of F-16 pilots

A painting made by Kenan Evren, who was once the leader of Turkey's military coup of 1980 and president of the country for seven years, was put up for sale at an auction in the capital Ankara for 2,500 Turkish Liras ($340) two weeks ago but still could not find a buyer.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will inaugurate Democracy and Freedom Island on May 27 in waters near Istanbul on the 60th anniversary of a coup in Turkey.

Adnan Menderes, Turkey's first democratically elected prime minister, is being commemorated 58 years after he was executed following a coup in 1960, an event marking a dark era in Turkish history.       

Turkey commemorated the 39th anniversary of the Sept. 12, 1980 military coup during which then-Chief of the General Staff Kenan Evren toppled the coalition government of Süleyman Demirel and dismissed the Turkish Parliament.

The number of pending Turkish asylum applications to EU countries has exceeded 17,000 following the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, hitting a record high for the country since the 1980 military coup.

An Ankara court sentenced on April 13 a total of 21 suspects, including a former chief of general staff and his deputy, to life in prison for their roles in the 1997 military memorandum, also known as the "postmodern coup."