A night of defiance - Turkey’s defeated coup bid marked across world
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A night of defiance - Turkey’s defeated coup bid marked across worldThe second anniversary of the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey is being marked across the world with commemoration ceremonies.
People gather at 15 July Martyrs Bridge to attend July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day's ceremony to mark July 15 defeated coup's 2nd anniversary in Istanbul, Turkey on July 15, 2018. / AA
By Ayşe Nur Dok
July 15, 2018

July 15 martyrs commemorated in various ceremonies worldwide as at least 251 people killed and nearly 2,200 injured during the defeated coup attempt in Turkey by Fethullah Terrorist Organisation in 2016.

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