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Democracy and Freedoms Island is one of the Princes' Islands located in Türkiye's Sea of Marmara. The island, formerly known as Yassıada, is particularly remembered for significant events in Türkiye's political history. After the May 27, 1960 coup, the then Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, Foreign Minister Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, and Finance Minister Hasan Polatkan, along with other Democratic Party leaders, were tried by the High Court of Justice established on the island and received severe sentences

Democracy and Island of Freedom is one of the Princes’ Islands in Türkiye’s Sea of Marmara region, formerly known as Yassıada. island is particularly remembered for its role in key political events in Türkiye’s political history. After the 27 May 1960 coup, the then Prime Minister Adnan Menderes, Foreign Minister Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, and Finance Minister Hasan Polatkan, along with other Democratic Party leaders, were tried by the Supreme Military Court established on the island and sentenced to se