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127 | www.limina-graz.eu hande Birkalan-Gedik | muslim | martyr | masculine were designated as acts of terrorism by the Turkish State. Forces who at- tempted the coup used planes to bomb the Turkish Great National Assem- bly and the Turkish President’s office. Tanks were spotted in the streets of Ankara, the capital city, which were stopped by the public, who followed Erdoğan’s call. The coup was led by a fraction in the Turkish army, who opened fire on civilians and killed civilians. On the evening of 15 July, the putschists took over the national TV channel and interrupted the regular broadcast, after which the Turkish president R.  Tayyip Erdoğan appeared on CNN Türk via FaceTime on his personal mobile phone and called upon citizens to go out onto the streets and en- https://www.yenisafak.com/15-temmuz-fo- tograflari-15-temmuz-2016-darbe-girisimi- fotograflari-foto-galeri-h-2756364 [accessed on 2 November 2018] https://www.yenisafak.com/15-temmuzda-kac- kisi-sehit-oldu-15-temmuz-sehitlerinin-isimle- ri-h-2756163 [accessed on 2 November 2018]