Turks showed being a real “nation” in coup attempt: Erdogan
186 views · Published 17 July 2017 · 1:14 · Indexed 21 September 2026
Channel: New China TV · 2017 · News & Politics
Tens of thousands of Turks have taken to the streets from Saturday evening till Sunday morning to mark the first anniversary of the military coup attempt last year.
On Saturday, thousands of people took main squares of 81 provinces, with crowds gathered on July 15 Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul.
Erdogan joined the crowd on the bridge and he addressed that people of the country have backed sovereignty and democracy of Turkey, and Turks have showed that it was a real nation.
Week-long series of memorials and celebrations took place to remember the attempted putsch, the most serious threat to the ruling Justice and Development Party since it took power in 2002. President Erdogan and his government declared July 15 “Democracy and National Unity day”.
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