It’s exactly 20 years since an elected prime minister of Turkey was forced out by the military in what became known as the “post-modern” coup.
Army officers ousted Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan and enforced new laws that left their mark on the country for a generation.
TRT World takes a look at the events leading up to and following Turkey’s “post-modern coup” on February 28, 1997.
Source: TRTWorld and agencies
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