A decade after the July 15, 2016 coup attempt by the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), museums and monuments across Istanbul continue to preserve the memory of the resistance and pass the events of that night on to future generations.
Key locations across Istanbul became centers of resistance as people took to the streets to confront the coup plotters. The July 15 Martyrs Bridge, then known as the Bosporus Bridge, Saraçhane, Çengelköy, Atatürk Airport, the Istanbul Police Department's Vatan compound and several other locations witnessed some of the night's most critical moments.
Across Türkiye, 253 people were killed and more than 2,700 were wounded while resisting the coup attempt.
Ten years later, museums, monuments and memorial sites built at locations where the resistance unfolded continue to document the events and serve as symbols of Türkiye's struggle for democracy.
Among them are the Memory of July 15 Museum, the July 15 Martyrs Memorial, the Saraçhane July 15 Monument, the July 15 Martyrs Fountain in Çengelköy, the Bağcılar July 15 Martyrs Monument and the July 15 Democracy and Republic Monument in Beşiktaş.
