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Nurhan Damcıoğlu was the popular singer and dancer of the songs special to improvisational theatres during the 1970's who performed them on stage and then on TV channels.

After Kenan Evren, the leading man of 1980 Military Coup, passed away Twitter users shared their feelings with hashtag #KötüBilirdik. Erdal Eren and Berfo Kırbayır were commemorated.

A statute of limitations has been issued to a case held by Kırklareli High Criminal Court on the torture allegations on high school students in a military facility during Turkey’s 1980 Military Court.

Diyarbakır Prosecutor’s Office issued a “nolle prosequi” ruling on the complaints of 1500 applicants related to torture allegations in Diyarbakır Prison No. 5 during Turkey’s 1980 military coup. Chairman of 78’ers Association in Diyarbakır said they would object the ruling.

Ankara 10th High Criminal Court convicted former general Kenan Evren and Tahsin Şahinkaya to life for their involvement in the 1980 Military Coup. The verdict was issued after the opinion of the prosecutor.

Berfo Kırbayır, an activist mother who has been searching for her missing son under MP detention in 1980, passed away early this morning.

Evren and Şahinkaya, masterminds behind the 1980 military coup, are facing life sentences on charges of "changing the constitution by force".

Thanks to the efforts of the Revolutionary "78'ers" Federation, after 26 years the farewell letter of Erdoğan Yazgan was taken from the military archives and finally given to Yazgan's family. Yazgan had been executed on 29 January 1983 <fter the military coup in 1980.