A commemoration program was organized in Ardahan within the scope of '15 July Democracy and National Unity Day' events.
The program, held in the National Sovereignty Park, started with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem. Then, the Quran recitation was performed and prayers were said for the heroes who were martyred in the treacherous coup attempt of July 15. Governor Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli, AK Party Deputy Provincial Chairman Mehmet Alkan, MHP Ardahan Provincial Chairman Sevim Köseliören, Ardahan University Rector Öztürk Emiroğlu, Ardahan 25th Border Brigade Commander Brigadier General Mr. Mehmet Cihanoğlu, Provincial Gendarmerie Commander J. Colonel Sadık Gülecen, Provincial Police Oğuz Tüzün, NGO representatives attended the 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day commemoration program. and many citizens attended.
In the program, the speech about the meaning and importance of the day was made by Ardahan Governor Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli. Çiçekli said that the unity, solidarity and will of the nation to protect democracy on the night of July 15, 2016 was once again emphasized. As part of the event, a movie about July 15 was shown, poems were read and heroic folk songs were sung.
Throughout the night, citizens attended the democracy watch with Turkish flags in their hands and commemorated the martyrs with mercy and veterans with gratitude and gratitude. The program ended with the reading of sela from the mosques at 00.13 after the prayers. - ARDAHAN