A look back into the history of neighboring Turkey and the events that led to the arrest and execution of the country’s ninth prime minister, Adnan Menderes. It was on this day, 17 September 1961, sixty-four years ago.
The program examines his relations with Greece, the pogrom against the Greeks of Turkey, the Greek origin of his name, and the international reaction to the image of the Turkish prime minister hanging on Imrali Island in the Sea of Marmara.
Produced and presented by Nikolas Angelidis