text: peoplewere executed~ 21hadbeenconvicted ofpolitically motivated offences. 23ofordinary cri~s. ThelasttwoeAecutions. in·October 1984, wereratified underthecurrent civilian governn,ent. Around800people hhto beensentenced todeathbymilitary courtssincetheintroduction of martial lawinDecember 1918anddeathSentences continue tobepassedby bothcivilian andmilitary courts. Noexecutions havetakenp1acesince October 1984,butthenumberofpeopleundersentence ofdeathwhOhad eXhausted allle9a1remedies was261inHarch1990.01these97hadbeen convicted ofcommoncriminal offences. 28related toright-w1ng and132to left-wing political prisoners andtheremaining fourtoPalestinian prisoners. Thesedeathsentences onlyneedconfinmation bythelBHHandthe President, afterwhichtheycanbeCArried outatanytime. Hostofthe800condemned menandwomeno!Irepolltlcal pnS('T1E-r!., COn\l(led ofinvol~ement Invlol~ntactlv1tles. Mostoftnem ~E!rE! ~t~:~~Ct,a toOeathbymilitary courtsanddf'''lf'da'fa\r'trial. .....ill:('..!") (oUl'"~~ ".'< respons1b1e fortry1ngclvil;ans iftheir off~nces hadledto·th~ announcement ofmart16l la......SomE!ofthesetrialscont"inue dE'~plte tU f~ct'thatmart;o!Il law~asl;ftedthroughout lurkey1"July 1~67. Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Library
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the history of capital punishment in Turkey, specifically the number of people executed and the reasons for their executions. The text mentions martial law, political prisoners, and the involvement of military courts, which suggests a strong connection to politics and the justice system.