Brücke der Märtyrer des 15. Juli

Istanbul: Bosporus-Brücke wird umbenannt

FILE - Turkish police and supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather around a military tank on the Bosphorus Bridge after a failed coup attempt, in Istanbul, Turkey, 16 July 2016. Turkish Prime Minister Yildirim reportedly said that the Turkish military was involved in an attempted coup d'etat. The Turkish military meanwhile stated it had taken over control. According to news reports, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced the coup attempt as an 'act of treason' and insisted his government remains in charge. Some 104 coup plotters were killed, 90 people - 41 of them police and 47 are civilians - 'fell martrys', after an attempt to bring down the Turkish government, the acting army chief General Umit Dundar said in a televised appearance. EPA/STR (zu dpa «Bosporus-Brücke wird in «Brücke der Märtyrer des 15. Juli» umbenannt» am 25.07.2016) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Seit 43 Jahren verbindet die Bosporus-Brücke die europäische und die asiatische Seite Istanbuls. Jetzt bekommt sie einen neuen Namen – zum Gedenken an die Opfer des Putschversuches in der Türkei.