Today, Monday, Turkey commemorates the eighth anniversary of the failure of the coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The Turks remember the 253 martyrs who died for the sake of Turkey’s freedom and democracy, commemorating them on an official holiday called “Democracy and National Unity Day.”
Turkish President Erdogan joins the Turkish people in commemorating “July 15” by placing flowers on the Martyrs’ Memorial in the city of Istanbul and from there to the capital, Ankara, where he visits the Turkish National Assembly. Later, Erdogan participates in a memorial ceremony for the martyrs of the failed coup attempt and commemorates the Day of Democracy and National Unity.
The Speaker of the Turkish National Assembly, Numan Kurtulmuş, said that the resistance of the Turkish people on July 15 was one of the largest examples of civil resistance in modern history. He added that Turkey “will be stronger after learning from the lessons and lessons of the failed coup attempt on July 15,” according to a post on his account. The official X platform.
Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz stressed that the Turkish nation, on the night of July 15, “broke the shackles that were intended to be placed around its future and independence, did not allow guardianship, and defended democracy with its lives,” in a post on his official account on the “X” platform.
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For his part, Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, who served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the time, confirmed that he faced treatment that could not be treated by an enemy soldier, and added: “The honorable members of our armed forces, loyal to their country, stood side by side with our nation and resisted heroically against these traitors,” according to a statement. To the Turkish Minister.
On the night of July 15, the historic mosques in the eighty-first Turkish provinces sing religious prayers and songs to commemorate the fallen martyrs. Turkish mosques played an important role in thwarting the coup attempt when the supplications and takbeers issued by them turned into chants that supported and strengthened the resolve of the demonstrators.
On July 15 of each year, Turkey commemorates “Democracy and National Unity Day,” which coincides with the anniversary of the failed coup attempt that Turkey witnessed on the same day in 2016.
On July 15, 2016, Turkey witnessed a coup attempt carried out by limited members of the army affiliated with the Gulen terrorist organization. It was met with massive popular protests in most cities and states, which forced the coup plotters to withdraw their military vehicles from the cities and foiled their plan.
