Yassıada

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Yassıada is one of Istanbul’s Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, historically known for its use as a place of exile and for hosting the 1960–61 trials of Turkish political leaders.

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Label Occurrences
Yassıada canonical 5
Yassıada (Turkish) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical location
island
archipelago Princes' Islands
linked to: Princes Islands
continent Asia
country Turkey
governingCountry Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
hasAlternativeName Demokrasi ve Özgürlükler Adası
Plati
Plati Island
linked to: Paşalimanı Island
hasCoordinates 40.8667°N 29.1167°E
hasHeritage Byzantine period use as place of exile
Ottoman period use as place of exile
hasLegalStatus part of Istanbul metropolitan area
hasNameInLanguage Yassıada (Turkish)
linked to: Yassıada
hasPoliticalRelevance symbol of post-coup political trials in Turkey
hasTourismFunction conference and museum island
historicalUse place of exile
political prison
locatedIn Istanbul
Princes' Islands
linked to: Princes Islands
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Istanbul Province
locatedInBodyOfWater Sea of Marmara
locatedInTimeZone TRT
nearestCity Istanbul
notableEvent 1960–61 trials of Turkish political leaders
Yassıada trials
partOf Adalar district
Marmara Sea archipelago
significantFor modern Turkish political history
trials of Democrat Party leaders after 1960 coup
usedFor court-martial proceedings
military purposes

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Princes' Islands hasPart Yassıada
subject linked to: Princes Islands
Adalar contains Yassıada
Yassıada hasNameInLanguage Yassıada (Turkish)
linked to: Yassıada
Sivriada nearbyIsland Yassıada
Islands of the Princes contains Yassıada