Making a statement on the 10th anniversary of the July 15 treacherous coup attempt and the 'July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day', Eğitim Bir-Ben Muğla Branch President Önder Yavaş said, "July 15 is an invasion attack launched by deep imperialist structures, which have failed to destroy our nation's existence for a thousand years, by mobilizing their collaborator inside, the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO)."
The aircraft statement said, "This treacherous attempt, which aimed directly to destroy the nation and the state, was defeated with an epic resistance that we displayed at the expense of our lives. Turkey, which disrupted the regional plans of global imperialism, was subjected to the bloody coup of July 15 as a last resort when it failed to achieve results from attacks such as the Gezi uprising, the December 17-25 judicial coup attempt and the MİT trucks operation. Traitors who pointed the nation's guns at the nation bombed the Turkish Grand National Assembly. They attacked the Presidential Complex and organized a direct assassination attempt against our President. However, our beloved nation united with its leader and destroyed this dirty siege. We were in the squares without making any calculations: The Historical Resistance of Eğitim-Bir-Sen and Memur-Sen. As Eğitim-Bir-Sen, as a matter of our primary responsibility, we opposed this tyranny not only on social media, but also when it came to our homeland. We, as Eğitim-Bir-Sen Muğla Branch, went to the squares, inviting our members to the area with the call of our Chairman Ali Yalçın, which went live from Ankara Kızılay Square, in the first hours of the treason attempt. When we learned that our President was in Marmaris, we immediately set out for Marmaris. We also joined that march and attended the statement in Marmaris Square. When we arrived at Muğla Provincial Square without wasting any time after those hot hours in Marmaris on the night of July 15, we knew that we had a historic homeland watch ahead of us, not just for one night, but for days. From that day on, during the democracy watches that continued for 27 days, Muğla Provincial Square was kept alive, the crowds filled the square with faith, and this great will was represented without interruption. At this point, we, as Memur-Sen and Eğitim-Bir-Sen family, assumed our historical responsibility silently and with great care. In this all-out defense of the homeland, our brothers Prof. Dr. İlhan Varank, Yusuf Elitaş, Ali Alıtkan and Cuma Dağ became martyrs, and may God have mercy on our martyrs. We wish them to be in high position and rest in peace. This mankurt espionage network, which insidiously infiltrated the capillaries of the state under the guise of science, education and religion, is despicable and treacherous, no matter how many masks it wears. Our nation, with its deep foresight and unwavering faith, risked death for the sake of its homeland, independence and will. Turkey, which turned the coup into resistance and the resistance into a glorious victory. "I wish God's mercy on our martyrs who sacrificed their lives, and I wish health and long life to our heroic veterans," he said. - MUĞLA