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 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.
The government blamed supporters of the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for the coup and cracked down hard on them while also strengthening executive power in its aftermath. The Turkish government refers to Gulen followers as the Fetullah Gulen Terror Organization (FETO). Members of the movement are still being pursued by Turkish authorities. The movement denies being behind the failed attempt.
The goal of the museum is to “remind visitors of the spirit of unity of Turks that foiled the coup attempt, while also telling the insidious intentions of the FETO terror group,” Anadolu reported.
