Turkey Commemorates 8th Anniversary of 2016 Failed Coup Attempt
Turkey on Monday is marking the eighth anniversary of the July 15, 2016 defeated coup attempt, remembering the lives lost and celebrating the nation's unity.
Since its designation in October 2016, every year the nation marks July 15 as Democracy and National Unity Day, with events held nationwide to commemorate those who lost their lives beating back the putschists and to remember the bravery of the nation.
The defeated coup bid, in which 252 people were killed and 2,734 were wounded, was plotted and carried out by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its U.S.-based leader Fethullah Gulen.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid flowers at the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge monument.
In his address following the event in Istanbul, Erdoğan expressed great pride in recalling the "nation's heroic resistance against tanks and lethal weapons using only their bare hands."
He is later scheduled to participate in a commemoration program at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
In a show of unity and respect, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya attended a ceremony at the July 15 Martyrs' Cemetery in the capital.
Since its designation in October 2016, every year the nation marks July 15 as Democracy and National Unity Day, with events held nationwide to commemorate those who lost their lives beating back the putschists and to remember the bravery of the nation.
The defeated coup bid, in which 252 people were killed and 2,734 were wounded, was plotted and carried out by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its U.S.-based leader Fethullah Gulen.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid flowers at the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge monument.
In his address following the event in Istanbul, Erdoğan expressed great pride in recalling the "nation's heroic resistance against tanks and lethal weapons using only their bare hands."
He is later scheduled to participate in a commemoration program at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
In a show of unity and respect, Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya attended a ceremony at the July 15 Martyrs' Cemetery in the capital.
Source: HDN
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