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Monday, April 02, 2012

Turkish coup victims call General Evren to account | Reuters

Turkish coup victims call General Evren to account

By Daren Butler

ANKARA | Mon Apr 2, 2012 9:11am EDT

(Reuters) - Leftist student Erdal Eren was just 17 when Turkey's military hanged him after seizing power in a 1980 coup.

His cousin Gokhan is now among thousands calling the now silver-haired, 94-year-old coup leader General Kenan Evren to account in a trial this week which many Turks hope will help heal wounds from a history of military takeovers.

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