Some 250 people died before the coup attempt was put down, a show of popular defiance that has likely ended decades of military interference in Turkish politics. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, centre, accompanied by his wife, Emine Erdogan, march Saturday with relatives of victims of the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt in Turkey as they arrive close to the July 15 Martyr's Bridge. In the aftermath of the coup attempt, Turkey declared a state of emergency that has been in place ever since. Kilicdaroglu this month finished a 25-day, 425-km "justice march" from Ankara to Istanbul, to protest the detention of a CHP lawmaker. The march, although largely ignored by the pro-government media, culminated in a massive rally inIstanbul against the crackdown.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2017 19:18 UTC