Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, said, "We have never forgotten the July 15 betrayal, and we will never let it be forgotten. We will be together as one, in the spirit of national unity and solidarity, against all the enemies we know or do not know who are aiming at the future, independence and future of this country."
Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Numan Kurtulmuş, Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, President of Religious Affairs Safi Arpaguş, CHP Group Chairman Özgür Özel, Deputy Speakers of the Parliament and representatives of political parties attended the events held in the Turkish Grand National Assembly within the scope of the 10th anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt. First, a Mawlid program was held in the Parliament Mosque. The Holy Quran was recited and prayers were said for the martyrs. Afterwards, carnations were left at the July 15 Martyrs' Monument, built in the area where the first bomb fell in the coup attempt, and the July 15 Memorial Stone in the Hall of Honor, which was bombed on the night of the coup. Kurtulmuş and his entourage then visited the '15 July Victory of the Will Digital Display Exhibition' prepared by the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
'WE WILL UNITE AGAINST ALL ENEMIES'
The opening of the Ministry of Family and Social Services' 'Incentive to Art and Life with Art Exhibition in Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of July 15' and the '15 July Headlines Journalism Workshop Exhibition' of the Press Advertisement Institution was also held. Speaking here, Kurtulmuş said, "It is very meaningful for all of us to be together at the opening of such an important exhibition, right next to the area where those treacherous bombings took place, under the roof of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. 10 years have passed, we have never forgotten the July 15 betrayal, we will never let it be forgotten. Together, in the spirit of national unity and solidarity, we will be together as one against all the enemies we know or do not know, who are aiming at the future, independence and future of this country. Democracy, human rights, freedoms and the progress of the country." "We will make our thoughts common so that he can go away," he said.