"We have shown to friends and enemies that Türkiye can never be captured and the Turkish nation can never be brought to its knees." says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan marking the sixth anniversary of failed 2016 coup attempt.
Dodging his assassins, President Erdogan’s response to the coup encouraged millions of Turkish citizens to stand up to the coup plotters and defend the country's democracy five years ago.
The Turkish foreign ministry said statements by the spokesmen for the German chancellor and foreign ministry constituted "diplomatic rudeness" and the judiciary cannot be instructed or counseled by anyone.
Last year's coup attempt in Turkey killed 249 and injured more than 2,000. As the anniversary approaches, TRT World brings you two stories from Istanbul's Cengelkoy neighbourhood, where residents took to the streets that night.
Turkey's president and prime minister visited the graves of those killed in an attempted coup in July last year, as part of the nationwide commemoration of the event.
The Dutch cabinet says Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Tugrul Turkes is not welcome to visit the Netherlands for an event among Turkish expatriates to commemorate the anniversary of the deadly July 15 coup attempt in Turkey.
A remembrance ceremony was held outside the arrivals hall of Istanbul's Ataturk Airport to mark one year since the triple suicide bombing and gun attack that left 45 people dead.
This is the first time Turkey has formally asked Washington to arrest Fethullah Gulen after several extradition requests.
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