Culture | Democracy in Turkey
A coup of 60 years ago still casts a shadow over Turkish politics
The fate of Adnan Menderes haunts the country—and its current president
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A Coup in Turkey. By Jeremy Seal. Chatto & Windus; 352 pages; £16.99
This article appeared in the Culture section of the print edition under the headline “The never-ending coup”
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