Turkey to rename iconic Bosphorus bridge as Martyrs’ Bridge
ANKARA: Turkey is to rename a bridge over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul after the victims of the failed July 15 coup bid aimed at unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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In pictures: The Attempted coup in Turkey
ISTANBUL, TURKEY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan flies in to Istanbul and denounces a coup attempt which he termed "an act of treason" by a group.
Turkey’s Erdogan talks man on bridge out of suicide
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his celebrated rhetorical skills to save a life on Friday, preventing a man from jumping off Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge.