How Turkey's Museums Document the Night of July 15: From Celebration to Memory
Turkey has dedicated two museums to document the failed coup attempt that took place on July 15, 2016, aiming to preserve the memory of the event for future generations. The "July 15 Democracy Museum" in Ankara, which opened in 2019 and spans 7,635 square meters, presents the details of that night through interactive technologies, photographs, documents, and testimonies. It features an exhibit that reenacts the events and displays a call from President Erdoğan via FaceTime in which he called on citizens to take to the streets. Meanwhile, the "July 15 Memory Museum" in Istanbul was established on the third anniversary of the event. It connects the attempt to Turkey's long history of coups and foreign interventions, using audio-visual presentations and documents. The museum serves as an educational and research platform aimed at strengthening collective memory and the country's modern history.
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