Turkish President Erdogan opens Democracy and Liberties Island in Istanbul, where illegal trials of politicians were held by 1960 coupists
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the ribbon cutting ceremony during the inauguration of Democracy and Liberties Island in Istanbul, Turkey on May 27, 2020.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the country’s first-ever military coup with the inauguration of the Democracy and Liberties Island, formerly Yassiada. President Erdogan said 60 years ago, Turkey experienced one of the "darkest days of its history" with the May 27 coup.
Erdogan stressed that not only were Prime Minister Adnan Menderes and his aides executed in Yassiada, "but also the Turkish history, culture, values and beliefs.
After a biased and illegal trial on the island, then president Celal Bayar, premier Menderes, foreign minister Fatin Rustu Zorlu and finance minister Hasan Polatkan were sentenced to death.
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