(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Turkey held activities on July 20 and July 21, 2025, to commemorate the practitioners in China who have lost their lives to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of their faith.

Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate.

Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate on July 20-21, 2025. Practitioners also held a candlelight vigil on the seafront opposite the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul on the evening of July 20.

Twenty-six years ago on July 20, 1999, the CCP started persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners. The CCP has used a variety of methods to coerce practitioners into giving up their faith, including torture, electrocution, and beatings. It also uses practitioners as involuntary organ donors to generate revenue for the government.

Candlelight vigil on the seafront opposite the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul on July 20

As the sun started to set, practitioners held a commemoration for the practitioners who lost their lives due to the persecution in China. They lit candles and held portraits of practitioners who were killed by the CCP during the persecution.

Practitioners talked to passersby about the persecution, and many people signed a petition calling to stop the human rights abuses.

On Monday morning, July 21, practitioners returned to the Chinese Consulate and did the exercises as a group.

Group practice on the seafront opposite the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul on July 21