According to Turkey’s Top Court, Killing Soldiers During Coup Is OK

More than four years after Turkey’s bloody mutiny, the top court gave its blessing for the mob lynching of surrendered soldiers on an Istanbul Bridge. The perpetrators will face no prosecution.

People lynch soldiers after they were surrendered on an Istanbul Bridge on July 16, 2016, after a bungled coup attempt.

New York-based writer. Politics, culture, literary criticism, art, and technology. American political affairs, Turkey, MidEast, and beyond. Twitter: @abyasun

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Abdullah Ayasun

New York-based writer. Politics, culture, literary criticism, art, and technology. American political affairs, Turkey, MidEast, and beyond. Twitter: @abyasun