Turkey: Don't Mention It

There was a lot to talk about in Turkey —the outcome of the trial of Menderes & Co., the promised October election to replace the present junta, and the reasons for the surprisingly large (38%) "no" vote in the constitutional referendum. But last week General Cemal Gursel, chief of the interim revolutionary government, decreed that the talk was dangerous. He issued a nine-point edict outlawing all discussions of the new constitution, all gossip, rumors or propaganda (whether foreign or locally inspired) aimed at "disturbing public order and influencing public opinion." Furthermore,...

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