Drone light show commemorates July 15 anniversary over Istanbul
ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - JULY 15: A drone light show illuminated the sky above Istanbul's July 15 Martyrs Bridge on Wednesday, July 15, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the defeated July 15, 2016 coup attempt in Türkiye.Organized by Türkiye's Communications Directorate, the display featured synchronized aerial formations created by 1,500 drones above the Bosphorus.Footage showed drones forming the message 'On the 10th Anniversary of July 15: Our Will, Our Victory,' followed by a portrait of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The show also featured formations of the Turkish flag and the silhouette of a person holding a Turkish flag while standing in front of a tank before concluding over the bridge.FETO and its late US-based leader, Fetullah Gulen, orchestrated a defeated coup July 15, 2016, in which 252 people were killed and 2,734 wounded.Ankara accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.Gulen died Oct. 20, 2024, in the US state of Pennsylvania. His death was officially confirmed through a document conveyed to Turkish authorities by the US State Department.
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