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of 12 September 1980, tens of thousands of men and women were taken into custody. More than 30,000 were jailed in the first four months after the coup. Alleged members of
Devrimci Yol were detained in many parts of the country and tried at military courts. Many of these trials involved several
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Devrimci Yol calls the current regime in Turkey fascism of a colonialist type...We have seen that the anti-fascist fight is closely related to the fight against imperialism...The armed struggle merely means to systematize and extend the scattered resistance against
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After the military coup of
September 1980 the number of deaths in custody increased decisively. Many of them were alleged to be the result of torture. The victims included persons who had been detained on suspicion of being members of Devrimci Yol. They included:
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Dev-Yol had no formal membership and gathered its supporters among people sharing the views expressed in a journal under the same name. Until the military coup in
September 1980 this journal was legal like many other political
222:(follower of Devrimci Yol) can be found. They carry the name because they defend a common political view on the fight against fascism and the general problems of the revolutionary fight in our country
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The brochure published in
Hamburg in November 1980 carried the emblem of the organization (fist on top of a star) and therefore the views expressed there reflect the attitude of the organization:
346:, but at the same time, they were a battle between right and left wing groups for domination in the town. The committees in the quarters erected barricades trying to avoid further losses.
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175:) was a Turkish political movement (as opposed to a tightly structured organization) with many supporters in trade unions and other professional institutions. Its ideology was based on
310:) were formed because Devrimci Yol believed that there was a civil war in Turkey. Arms were to be used in defence. One of the main goals of the committees was the establishment of
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in favor of a more native
Turkish model, although it was influenced by the latter. Devrimci Yol entered the political scene in Turkey on 1 May 1977 with its manifesto called
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The list of mass trials against alleged members of
Devrimci Yol and the number of death penalties passed in these trials is based on press reports collected by the
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Between 1980 and 1984 a total of 50 people including 27 political prisoners were executed in Turkey. Members of
Devrimci Yol executed for violent activities were:
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was announced and the military intervened, some 50 people were killed. While the conflict in Çorum was still continuing, Prime
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702:Cengiz Aksakal in Artvin on 12 November 1980
696:Behçet Dinlerer in Ankara on 15 October 1980
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708:Şerafettin Tırıç in Fatsa on 10 August 1985
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693:Cemil Kırbayır in Kars on 9 October 1980
676:Hıdır Aslan in Burdur on 25 October 1984
670:Mustafa Özenç in Adana on 20 August 1981
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