Word: polatkan
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...arrest his boss. He did not hear the phone ring at Menderes' bedside. The call-from a district mili tary commander-passed along a warning tip from Menderes' loyal army chief. General Rustu Erdelhun. Menderes dressed and tiptoed into the adjoining room, where his Finance Minister, Hasan Polatkan, slept. Together they planned their flight...
...fled. U.S.-made F-100jet fighters took off from the nearby airbase, spotted the car speeding through the night. Outside Ku-tahya a roadblock was set up. The limousine jerked to a halt. "So you are going to arrest me," said Menderes. "Yes, sir," said an officer. Finance Minister Polatkan fainted...
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