Flags adorn bridges as Türkiye prepares to mark failed coup attempt
Türkiye draped its landmark bridges with giant national flags over the weekend, as the country prepared to mark the 10th anniversary of the failed July 15, 2016, coup attempt orchestrated by the FETÖ terrorist organization.
One of the flags was unfurled on July 11 over the 15 July Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul, where 34 civilians were killed after soldiers linked to FETÖ opened fire during the coup attempt.
The bridge, formerly known as the Bosphorus Bridge, was officially renamed in honor of those who lost their lives resisting the putsch.
Turkish flags were also displayed on Istanbul’s Fatih Sultan Mehmet and Yavuz Sultan Selim bridges connecting the city’s European and Anatolian sides, as well as the Osmangazi Bridge in the northwestern province of Bursa and the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge in the Aegean city.
