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President Erdoğan pardons three "postmodern coup" convicts due to old age

President Erdoğan pardons three "postmodern coup" convicts due to old age

Three retired generals convicted in the February 28 case and sentenced to life imprisonment were pardoned with a presidential decree.

Convicted for involvement in 1997 'postmodern coup,' former general Vural Avar dies in prison at 84

Convicted for involvement in 1997 'postmodern coup,' former general Vural Avar dies in prison at 84

Avar was of the 14 senior military officers who were sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in the 1997 "postmodern coup" case.

20 December 2022

25 years on: Turkey's 'postmodern coup'

25 years on: Turkey's 'postmodern coup'

The Welfare Party, the Islamist predecessor of Erdoğan's AKP, lost the power amid pressures by the military in 1997.

28 February 2022

'Making amends’ meeting by CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu: ‘I will reconcile Turkey’

'Making amends’ meeting by CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu: ‘I will reconcile Turkey’

Main opposition CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu said, “We need to heal our wounds because these wounds are still open. Facing and being able to reconcile mean being able to proceed on our path. I have a promise: I will reconcile this country.”

28 February 2022

1997 'postmodern coup' case: Retired generals sent behind bars after life sentences

1997 'postmodern coup' case: Retired generals sent behind bars after life sentences

Erdoğan's former party had lost power in 1997, months after a declaration by the army. Nearly 25 years later, 14 generals were sentenced to life imprisonment for staging a coup.

İsmail Hakkı Karadayı, General of 'Postmodern Coup,' Dies at 88

İsmail Hakkı Karadayı, General of 'Postmodern Coup,' Dies at 88

Karadayı was the Chief of General Staff when the army pressured Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan to resign on February 28, 1997.