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Turkey opens Democracy Museum to commemorate coup attempt

The goal of the museum is to educate the public about the role of the Gulenist movement in the attempted coup, according to Turkish state media.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (L) lay flowers during a commemorative ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the failed coup.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop (L) lay flowers during a commemorative ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of a failed coup at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on July 15, 2021. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated a “democracy” museum on Thursday to commemorate the 2016 coup attempt.

Erdogan opened the Democracy Museum on the fifth anniversary of the violent coup plot, according to Turkey’s official Anadolu Agency.

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