AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2016 / ALTERNATIVE CROP / Graphic content
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2016 People take over a tank near the Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge during clashes with military forces in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. Istanbul's bridges across the Bosphorus, the strait separating the European and Asian sides of the city, have been closed to traffic. Turkish military forces on July 16 opened fire on crowds gathered in Istanbul following a coup attempt, causing casualties, an AFP photographer said. The soldiers opened fire on grounds around the first bridge across the Bosphorus dividing Europe and Asia, said the photographer, who saw wounded people being taken to ambulances. / AFP PHOTO / GURCAN OZTURK