Various events are being organised in many countries as part of the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day.
United Kingdom
Vehicles equipped with LED screens displaying images and texts about the resistance and struggle of the Turkish people against the July 15 coup attempt travelled through the streets of London.
These LED screen vehicles drove across locations where ministries, state institutions, the parliament, and historical and touristic monuments are located. They emphasised FETÖ's July 15 coup attempt and the Turkish people's battle against it.
Starting from one of the city's most famous squares, Piccadilly, the LED screen vehicles toured Oxford Street, Trafalgar Square, the UK Parliament, Tower Bridge, and Hyde Park. The vehicles featured the words "Victory of Democracy" and "Heroes of Century of Türkiye," along with the award-winning photo taken by AA photojournalist Elif Öztürk on the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge.
Bulgaria
The capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, hosted a commemoration event to mark July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. Under the auspices of the Embassy of Türkiye in Sofia and in coordination with the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, a program was organised to commemorate the 8th anniversary of the July 15 treacherous coup attempt. The event was attended by Turkish Ambassador to Sofia Mehmet Sait Uyanık, members of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, Grand Mufti of Bulgaria Mustafa Aliş Haci and Chairman of the Supreme Islamic Council of Grand Mufti' Office Vedat Ahmet, as well as many other guests. Following a minute of silence for the July 15 martyrs, the programme began with the National Anthem, followed by prayers for the martyrs. Afterwards, the guests who attended the event watched the short movie prepared by our Directorate. In addition, photographs of the events that took place during the coup attempt on July 15, 2016, and the democracy rallies afterwards, prepared by our Directorate, were exhibited.
Panel on "Türkiye’s Democracy Victory" on July 15
As part of the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day, a panel titled "Türkiye’s Democracy Victory" will be held in London. The panel will take place at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre, opposite the UK Parliament. Opening remarks will be delivered by Presidency’s Head of Communications Fahrettin Altun, House of Lords Member Qurban Hussain, Türkiye’s Ambassador to London Osman Koray Ertaş, and Chairperson of the British Turkish Association Murat Şükrü Acar.
The panel, moderated by Büşra Aktuna, Communications Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in London, will feature speeches by 15 July veteran Tayyip Ayvalıoğlu, actor Sinan Albayrak, Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Turkish-German University Assoc. Prof. Enes Bayraklı, and lawyer and councillor within Manchester City Council Jawad Amin. The panel will take place at 18:00 local time on July 15.
