Turkish President Abdullah Gül has visited Ankara's Ulucanlar prison in which important figures from Turkey's recent past were incarcerated before the facility was converted into a museum, Hurriyet reports.
Gül shared pictures of his visit and his views on the prison's notorious history on his Twitter account today.
"Ulucanlar is a living monument which shows that nothing but tyranny prevails in the absence of democracy and justice," Gül tweeted, referring to the imprisonment of important politicians, journalists, writers and intellectuals, as well the execution of revolutionaries – including Deniz Gezmiş – in the prison during the 81 years the compound was in service.
Turkish president visits prison-turned-museum
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