Marking the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day, President Erdoğan said: “Having dispersed with the Çanakkale Victory the dark clouds that had gathered over them with the Balkan Wars, our people had added with the National Struggle a new ring to their history, which is full of glory and dignity. On the night of July 15, we together as the 85 million people once again proved it to foes and friends alike that our Republic, not the first but the last state of ours, will live forever on the basis of the superiority of national will.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech at the Commemoration for July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day in Istanbul.
Wishing Allah’s mercy upon the July 15 martyrs, President Erdoğan prayed that the Turkish people may never experience such challenges again.
Stressing that there are turning points in societies’ histories that are not forgotten throughout centuries and are passed down from generation to generation, President Erdoğan said: “Having foiled by sunrise in the morning the coup attempt that started with sunset in the evening, our people achieved such a great victory on July 15 relying on the strength they draw from the faith in their hearts.”
President Erdoğan stated: “Having dispersed with the Çanakkale Victory the dark clouds that had gathered over them with the Balkan Wars, our people had added with the National Struggle a new ring to their history, which is full of glory and dignity. On the night of July 15, we together as the 85 million people once again proved it to foes and friends alike that our Republic, not the first but the last state of ours, will live forever on the basis of the superiority of national will.”
