Built in Istanbul's Asian side near the Martyrs Bridge, the museum preserves the sacrifice of 251 Turks who stopped a coup, which is now remembered as Democracy and National Unity Day.
US House panel investigating January 6 insurrection and Donald Trump's attempt to overturn 2020 election opens prime-time hearing, declaring lies that led to riots put "two and half centuries of constitutional democracy at risk."
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says "many" members of the security forces have been killed in what the African Union and a regional bloc called an "attempted coup."
Sentencing is part of a trial of 497 suspects in Ankara on the presidential guard’s actions during the attempted coup.
The public prosecutor's office in the capital Bamako has said in a statement that six people were under investigation for "plotting against the government, criminal association, insulting the head of state and complicity."
Rwanda’s defence ministry says the country deployed troops to Central African Republic where its soldiers in the UN peacekeeping force have been targeted by rebels.
The Coalition of the Democratic Opposition (COD-2020) called for the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 27 to be postponed "until the re-establishment of peace and security".
On this day two years ago the Turkish people defied a coup attempt to preserve their democracy. In keeping with history, the vast majority of the Western press that constantly advocates for democracy aligned with undemocratic forces.
Rewarding merit, honouring ethical guidelines and managing the performance of public employees will be key to ensuring that Turkey's institutions serve as a stabilizing force in society.
The Turkish government asked parliament to extend the state of emergency for the fourth time after emergency rule was imposed on July 20, 2016 after the attempted coup.
CNN Turk's Hande Firat was thrust into the limelight the night of the attempted coup when she broadcast Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's message to resist the coup. This is her story recounting the tragedy, and history, of July 15.
One year later, we look back at this night of defiance by the Turkish people, from the early confusion to the moment the coup plotters finally surrendered.
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