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Tanks on the Bosporus Bridge (now the July 15 Martyrs Bridge), fighter jets bombing the Turkish Parliament, public and private institutions under siege and an attempt to either kidnap or murder the president – the night leading from the 15th to the 16th of July 2016 will forever be a part of Turkey’s collective memory.
A small faction of the nation’s military under the command of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) had staged a heinous coup attempt with the barbaric aim to destroy modern Turkish democracy and install a dictatorship instead. Yet what the terrorists had not anticipated was all of Turkey taking to the streets to defend exactly the former: their cherished way of life, their personal and societal liberties and freedoms – democracy indeed.
Before we approach the issue of explaining to our esteemed international readers why the Turkish people spoke up so vehemently and above all else unanimously against the putschists, let us pause a moment and pay respect to the 251 martyrs who lost their lives during the fateful events and recall the 2,196 injured citizens.

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A small faction of the nation’s military under the command of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) had staged a heinous coup attempt with the barbaric aim to destroy modern Turkish democracy and install a dictatorship instead. Yet what the terrorists had not anticipated was all of Turkey taking to the streets to defend exactly the former: their cherished way of life, their personal and societal liberties and freedoms – democracy indeed.
Before we approach the issue of explaining to our esteemed international readers why the Turkish people spoke up so vehemently and above all else unanimously against the putschists, let us pause a moment and pay respect to the 251 martyrs who lost their lives during the fateful events and recall the 2,196 injured citizens.


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