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and has a population of 4,338,620, with its metropolitan municipality having 4,965,542 as of 2012. - Source: Wikipedia

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A member of the special forces stands guard outside the courthouse at the start of a trial, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Nearly 500 suspects, including a number of generals and military pilots, went on trial in Turkey Tuesday accused of leading last year's failed coup attempt and carrying out attacks from an air base in Ankara. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

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