The municipality of Zeytinburnu, a district in central Istanbul has organized an essay contest about the July 15 abortive coup attempt perpetrated by members of the Gülenist terror cult (FETÖ) embedded in the ranks of the Turkish military.

The contest offers 5,000 liras for the winners, 3,000 liras for the runner-ups and 2,000 liras for the third place contestants. In total, 80,000 liras of rewards will be provided to the competitors, who will write essays in English about their experience of the night of July 15.The requirements to compete in the contest include being a Turkish citizen or an expat that experienced the night of the coup attempt in Turkey. The competitors are also required to be a master or doctorate student, academician, director of employee in national or international media organizations; a retired soldier or diplomat; director or employee in a scientific, cultural or sociological research institution.

The contest, also sponsored by the Turkuvaz Media Group and Daily Sabah Centre of Policy Studies, is free to join.

There are eight categories for the competition, as the official website states:

Turkey's Democracy Journey and Development of Anti-Coup from The Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey On October 29, 1923 Until Occupying and Terrorist FETÖ Coup Attempt On July 15, 2016.

The Differences and Similarities of the Coup Attempt Dated 15 July 2016 With Coups in Turkey and World History (Occupation, Terror, Civil War Risk, Etc.)

The Internal-External Actors, Chaos and Civil War Risk in The Coup Attempt Dated 15 July 2016.

The Attitudes of Institutions Like UN, NATO, EU and USA, Russia and Other Countries Against the Coup Attempt Dated 15 July 2016.

The Shares of Mosques and Media and Digital Platforms in The Prevention of the Coup Attempt Dated 15 July 2016.

The Attitudes of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, The Parliament, opposition parties of CHP, MHP, HDP and Other Politicians in The Prevention of the Coup Attempt Dated 15 July 2016.

The Resistance Examples of the People Who Are the Real Preventer of the Coup Attempt Dated 15 July 2016 And Religious, Social, Political Analyzes of the Resistance and Exemplariness of the Resistance to The World.

The Democracy Watch for 27 Nights After the Coup Attempt Dated 15 July 2016 And The Social Partnership Against the Coup.

The contest does not require paperwork. Applications will be made through the application form on the official website, where the essays will be uploaded in Microsoft Word .doc or .docx formats.Military troops loyal to the government, along with police units and millions of Turkish citizens, succeeded as of July 16 morning in quelling a coup attempt, launched by a small military junta linked to the FETÖ, starting from mid-afternoon a day before.

As a result of the attempted coup, 246 people were killed, including 41 police officers and 47 civilians, while 1.440 others were injured. Some 104 pro-coup figures were also killed.