Yeni Şafak’s micro-website that breaks down the failed coup attempt, which unfolded in Turkey on July 15, 2016, serves as a digital library that captures everything related to the fateful event, continuing to draw visitors, even years after its inception.
Known for being the first news media outlet to report on the debacle, Yeni Şafak was able to aggregate a slew of content, including maps, videos and photos that document the deadly event and its aftermath which saw the everyday man and woman taking to the streets to uphold Turkish democracy.
Chock-full of interactive media and timelines of the events that unfolded on that night in Turkish, English, Russian and Arabic, Yeni Şafak’s digital library, which was completed just in time for the first anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt in 2017, has since attracted large audiences eager to learn the truth of what really transpired.
Divided into multiple sections, the website offers a play-by-play re-enactment of the events as they happened on the night of July 15, with sections titled: How the July 15 Coup Attempt Started,
Phases of the Coup Plan, Resistance of the Public, and Repelling the Putschists.
Audiences from all four corners of the globe have visited the micro-website dedicated to the event, serving as a beacon of inspiration and hope for those fighting for democracy anywhere in the world.
