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Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark 2nd anniversary of coup bid

09:33 - 16/07/2018 Pazartesi
Update: 09:35 - 16/07/2018 Pazartesi
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Thousands of people flocked to the July 15 Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul to mark the second anniversary of the defeated coup attempt in 2016."July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Meeting" began with a moment of silence for the martyrs and singing of the national anthem. The names of 251 martyrs were read out one by one and Quran was recited.Holding Turkish flags, some people chanted slogans such as “Martyrs do not die, the country is not divided”, “Every Turk was born a soldier” and “We do not want PKK in the parliament".

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#July 15
#Defeated coup
#2nd anniverasry
#Istanbul
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