Directorate of Communications made a short-film that demonstrates how the victory won by the nation against the coup attempt of July 15 acts as a milestone for the world history of democracy.
The film, which highlights the notion “July 15, 2016: Milestone for World Democracies”, depicts the Turkish nation’s becoming a first in the world history of democracy by repulsing the coup attempt through a heroic fight.
The film prepared both in Turkish and English indicates that there had been no attempted coup in the world history resisted and stopped solely by the nation itself until July 15, 2016.
The film aims to convey the following message: “That night the Turkish nation, young and old alike, all united for democracy and the future of their country, put their lives on the line, made history and stopped the dark coup attempt. The Turkish nation made history that night. This is a milestone in the history of coups and for democracy. That night, a nation, standing tall for the will and sovereignty at holds, changed the course of history with its bare hands and showed the whole world that through solidarity and courage traitors could be repulsed.”