Visit to Istanbul's July 15 Memory Museum

 Pictures by Edmund Smith-Asante. All Rights Reserved ©

To honour the memory of the about 253 citizens who lost their lives during the July 15, 2016 abortive coup in Türkiye, the country has built two museums - one in Ankara, and the other in Istanbul. 

At the recent commemoration of the 9th anniversary of the insurrection, some 200 local and international journalists covering the activities visited the Istanbul museum.

Find below some images captured during the visit.

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A vehicle crushed by a tank during the insurrection

Footwear left behind placed on stairs
to signify their transition to Heaven

Bullet holes made during the abortive coup

A motorbike used to transport wounded persons to hospital

Entrance to the museum