Legacy
Toktamış Ateş of Istanbul University claims that former primer minister Tansu Çiller had once promised to open a university in Topal's name.
A statue of him was erected in his home town of Giresun in 2007. The erection of the statue has been linked to retired Gen. Veli Küçük, currently under arrest for serving as a member of Ergenekon. Küçük's first attempt to erect the statue was in 1981 but it was blocked by the Turkish Historical Society (TTK). Küçük tried again in 2001 but failed in his attempt after strong opposition from Mayor Mehmet Işık. It was finally erected in 2007 with the assistance of Ali Kara, chairman of the local small businessmen group of Giresun. Kara was one of the figures whose deposition was taken during the Ergenekon investigation.
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