Erdoğan Commemorates 10th Anniversary of July 15 Coup Attempt, Honors Martyrs

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan marked the 10th anniversary of the July 15, 2016, coup attempt by honoring the 253 martyrs and the veterans who resisted the "treacherous" plot. Speaking at the "15 July: Our Will, Our Victory" program, Erdoğan paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives to protect Turkey's sovereignty and future.

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We are in our Nation's Garden to commemorate those who fell on the 10th anniversary of the bloody coup attempt, those who were written into our history with glory.

"We are in our Nation's Garden to commemorate those who fell on the 10th anniversary of the bloody coup attempt, those who were written into our history with glory," Erdoğan stated. He expressed gratitude to the martyrs and veterans, emphasizing their bravery against overwhelming odds, including bullets, helicopters, and F-16 jets. "They wrote a magnificent epic that went down in history," he added.

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They wrote a magnificent epic that went down in history.

Erdoğan condemned the coup plotters as "lowlifes who sold their souls for $1," vowing that the nation would never surrender to them. He thanked every citizen who took to the streets to thwart the coup, reiterating his pride in being a member of the Turkish nation. The commemoration highlighted the collective will and victory of the Turkish people against those who attempted to seize control.

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We will not sell to the lowlifes who sold their souls for $1.