A 'July 15 Democracy and Unity Day' vigil was held in Adana on the 10th anniversary of the treacherous coup attempt.
With the contributions of the Respect for National Will Platform, a democracy watch started to be held in Uğur Mumcu Square within the framework of the July 15 Democracy and Unity Day events. A short film was shown on the giant stage placed in the square to commemorate the anniversary of July 15. After the film screening, the Holy Quran was read for the martyrs of July 15.
"May God never let this nation experience that dark night again."
Speaking in the program, Adana Governor Mustafa Yavuz said, "Today, we commemorate July 15 together with our precious fellow citizens, saying 'The will is ours, the victory is ours' with one voice, one heart, as in 81 provinces from Adana, Station Square. The tanks, weapons and cannons taken by the treacherous FETO terrorist organization 10 years ago with the resources of our citizens, our nation, and the means of our state, were again treacherously turned against the nation. However, our citizens, this The heroic sons of the nation lay under that tank and protected their homeland at the expense of their lives. That night, 253 of our citizens, our heroes, drank the sherbet of martyrdom. We remember them with mercy and gratitude. May God never let this nation experience that dark night again. We thank our fellow citizens of Adana who did not leave us alone today, just like yesterday in the War of Independence. "Just as they sacrificed their lives when there was sanctity and independence, they came to the squares and sacrificed their lives upon the call of our President on July 15. We wish God's mercy to all our martyrs and veterans who passed away, and we commemorate them with gratitude," he said.
"We set up a digital tent so that our young people will not forget that day"
Mustafa Karslıoğlu, Vice President of the Respect for the National Will Platform, said, "In this event where we commemorate its 10th anniversary, we commemorate our martyrs and our veterans with pride, together with all the people of Adana, in a scorching heat in Adana. Meanwhile, in Adana, the 15 July National Unity Day is organized by the Adana Respect for the National Will Platform in its 10th year. We are also proud of this. Our events this year are going very well. We want our young people not to forget that day." "We set up an electronic tent, a digital tent. Our citizens from Adana proudly participated in this event and our commemoration ceremony," he said.
"We should not let the next generations forget July 15"
Zeki Kıvanç, President of the Respect for National Will Platform, said, "We were in these squares on the evening of July 15, 2016 and held a rally here for about 30 days. On the last day determined by our President for the rallies, we were here with more than 60 thousand of our citizens from Adana. There is a great crowd here today. Although it is a holiday and in the heat of Adana, our citizens are trying to contribute to the July 15 rally by coming to this square. We will celebrate July 15 after us." "We, as the business world, have always been trying to make this program happen and will continue to do so. We will continue our struggle to ensure that the generations after us understand the meaning and importance of July 15. May God not allow our nation and the entire Islamic world to experience such an event again. However, this noble nation has taught them the necessary lesson and continues to do so."
"Even though 10 years have passed, we should not forget what happened"
Adana Organized Industrial Zone Bekir Sütçü said, "May God never show this nation a treacherous coup attempt like July 15 again. Even though 10 years have passed, we should not forget what happened. This country was not founded easily. I wish God's mercy to all our martyrs, especially Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who sacrificed their lives and blood for this country from Çanakkale to today. We are also constantly active for our country. We make Türkiye much more "As long as we are strong, such treacherous attempts will not happen again. I wish mercy on the 253 martyrs we lost on July 15 and believe that we should never forget them," he said.
Adana Commodity Exchange President Şahin Bilgiç stated that the 10th anniversary of July 15 was celebrated and that the nation taught the coup plotters the necessary lesson.
Following the speeches, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's speech in Ankara was watched on video. Various songs and hymns were sung and poems were read at the event. - ADANA