Ankara’s main squares to be renamed after July 15

The Ankara Metropolitan Municipality announced plans to rename the republican-era Kızılay Square to “July 15 Kızılay Democracy Square.” It also stated that it would renaming a junction facing parliament to “July 15 Martyrs’ Square,” the Hurriyet Daily reported. 

The Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek said monuments would also be built to commemorate resistance to the coup attempt.    

The area outside the General Staff headquarters in central Ankara would be dubbed July 15 Martyrs’ Square in memory of those who died protesting, he added.