Turkey commemorates martyrs of coup bid in new video

By Muhammed Boztepe

ANKARA (AA) - The presidential office on Saturday released a video commemorating martyrs of the 2016 coup bid.

“With mercy and gratitude, you will be never forgotten” was released on social media a day before the second anniversary of the coup bid.

The 1.31 minute-video, which includes the names and photos of some martyrs, shows the pain their families feel.

Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.

Ankara also 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.