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Relatives Mourn Victims of Failed Turkey Coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday joined mourners in Istanbul for funerals of victims of Friday's failed coup.

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Mourners pray next to the Turkish flag-draped coffins of people killed on Friday while protesting the attempted coup against Turkey's government, during a funeral procession in Istanbul, on July 17, 2016.

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A woman lays her head on the coffin of a victim during his funeral.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip prays at a funeral service at Fatih mosque in Istanbul.

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People attend a funeral near Fatih Mosque`s wall tagged with an inscription reading "No Coup, No War, yes to peace."

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Men hold up a flag-draped coffin.

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A body is lowered into the ground as the final rite of the ceremony.

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A woman labels a grave's tombstone.

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Relatives and friends console each other as they mourn at the funeral service.

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Image: Soldiers guard coffins of victims of the thwarted coup in Ankara

Soldiers guard coffins of victims during a funeral service in Ankara.

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A man kneels and hangs his head next to a grave with the Turkish flag.

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