The episode, titled “Fraud in the trials,” was the 10th installment of Nesin’s “Statements of the exiled colonel” series. According to the program description, Nesin and Demirtaş discussed events before and after the coup attempt and presented claims likely to spark debate.
Nesin framed the interview as an effort to show viewers a side of July 15 they had not seen before, arguing that many details remained unknown and that Turkey’s government-controlled media had shaped public perceptions of the coup attempt and subsequent prosecutions.
Ankara blames the coup attempt on the Gülen movement, a transnational civic initiative inspired by Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, and designates the movement as a terrorist organization. The movement denies involvement.
Focus on post-coup trials
The title of the episode indicated that Nesin and Demirtaş focused on alleged misconduct in the judicial process that followed July 15.
Without the full transcript, the specific examples discussed in the program cannot be independently summarized from the supplied material alone. But the episode description places the discussion within Demirtaş’s broader account of events before and after the coup attempt, including the way evidence, testimony and media narratives were used in post-coup cases.
The program’s framing suggested that the speakers questioned whether trials were conducted to uncover the truth or to confirm a predetermined official account.
Controlled media narrative challenged
The video description said viewers would see how much they did not know and how controlled media had directed and shaped public opinion.
Nesin presented the series as a challenge to the dominant media narrative in Turkey, where pro-government outlets overwhelmingly portrayed the coup attempt, defendants and alleged Gülen movement links through the state’s preferred framework.
The episode appeared to argue that the legal process and media coverage reinforced one another, with court allegations becoming news narratives and media narratives shaping public acceptance of prosecutions.
Demirtaş’s account continues
The program was part of a continuing interview series with Demirtaş, a former Turkish colonel speaking from exile. The series focused on the military, political, legal and media dimensions of July 15.
Nesin said the conversation with Demirtaş would continue and described the statements as likely to be controversial.
He also said he would continue writing and speaking about July 15 until all facts about the coup attempt were revealed.
The video below presents Ahmet Nesin’s interview with Col. Hüseyin Demirtaş on alleged irregularities in July 15 trials, post-coup proceedings and the role of controlled media in shaping the public narrative.
