Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan performed in the program “Heroes of the Central of Turkey”, organized by the Communications Office of the President and the municipality of the Istanbul region of the Ukudar.
“Heroes of July 15 will never be forgotten, no matter how many years have passed since those days. We will not allow any insidious scripts to violate our unity and solidarity,” the president said.
The epic of heroism, manifested during the prevention of attempts to a coup on July 15, 2016 – the subject of the pride of the entire Turkish people.
At an event dedicated to the seventh anniversary of the prevention of attempts at the 2016 coup in Turkey, President Erdogan said:
“The epic of heroism, manifested during the prevention of attempts by the coup on July 15, 2016 – the subject of the pride of the entire Turkish people. The heroes of those days will never be forgotten”.
He recalled that millions of people, risking their lives, took to the streets and defended democracy.
“Many sacrificed to stop arbitrariness and protect our values. This is a manifestation of the victory of good over evil, justice over Besmenia. No one has the right to downplay the significance of the struggle that the Turkish people then, this is the glorious page of our modern history,” emphasized Erdogan.
A group of military personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces, which consisting of Gulen, on the night of July 15 to 16, 2016 made an attempt to arrest power in the country.
The actions of the junta were strongly suppressed thanks to the actions of the leadership of the country and the law enforcement agencies, as well as ordinary citizens.
As a result of the actions of the putschists, 253 people were killed, another 2734 were injured.