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10 years on, Türkiye’s parliament memorials preserve memory of defeated coup

Two memorials at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), which was targeted during the Fetullah Terrorist Organisation’s (FETO) failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, continue to preserve the memory of that night 10 years later.

Areas of the parliament building damaged when FETO bombed the assembly during the coup attempt were preserved in their original condition following structural reinforcement work.

An obelisk-shaped memorial was built near the Dikmen Gate, where the first bomb struck the parliament complex. The impact site, enclosed in a glass structure, is known as the “TBMM July 15 Martyrs Memorial.”

In the Hall of Honour, where the second bomb struck, blast-damaged columns were enclosed in thick glass, while a second monument, the “July 15 Memorial Stone,” was erected in the inner courtyard.

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