At least 250 people were martyred and nearly 2,200 injured in the July 15 failed coup which was perpetrated by FETÖ.
Turkey is persistently continuing its fight against the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).
Turkey declared a state of emergency on July 20, 2016 following a failed coup attempt perpetrated by FETÖ on July 15. The state of emergency is due to be lifted next week. In the two years since the putsch, a total of 32 statutory decrees were issued and FETÖ terrorists who had infiltrated state institutions were purged.
As a result, close to 125,000 public servants have been dismissed. In addition to this, many associations and foundations were shut down, and police and military officers with connections to FETÖ were also dismissed.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will attend a rally at Istanbul’s July 15 Martyrs Bridge to mark the second anniversary of the failed coup attempt.Erdoğan will first attend a commemoration ceremony to be held in Ankara as part of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day.The Turkish president will later visit Istanbul's July 15 Martyrs' Bridge and the nearby Monument of Martyrs unveiled last year to honor those who lost their lives while resisting the putsch.Survivors share experiences of Turkey's deadly coup bidErdoğan will also join a march on the July 15 Martyrs' Bridge and deliver an address.The Fetullah Terror Organization (FETÖ) orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016 in Turkey, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.FETÖ is also behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.Turkish representations abroad mark July 15
Erdoğan to march in commemoration of second July 15 anniversary
Most dismissals from police force
The most dismissals following the failed July 15 coup attempt were from the police force. Together with the Decree No. 701 recently published, a total of 38,056 people have been discharged within the Ministry of Interior. Additionally, 34,393 people were dismissed from the National Education Ministry, 14,633 from the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and 4,836 from the Board of Judges and Prosecutors.
Approximately 5,000 of those who were dismissed from their posts returned to their jobs following decisions by the State of Emergency Commission.
Turkish representations in many countries marked the second anniversary of the defeated coup attempt in Turkey.Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) and its U.S.-based leader Fetullah Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016 in Turkey, which left 251 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.Turkey's Rotterdam Consulate in the Netherlands marked July 15 in an event where NGO representatives and Turkish citizens participated.Consul General Sadin Ayyildiz made a speech and said the most important lesson learned from the coup attempt is the importance of national unity.In Serbia, Turkey's Belgrade Embassy, Yunus Emre Institute and Serbian Bicycle Federation held a bicycle race to mark July 15.Turkey's Embassy in Guinean capital Conakry also held an event to mark July 15. At the event, films regarding the coup attempt were shown and the activities of FETÖ in Guinea were mentioned.In Afghanistan, Turkey's Kabul Embassy informed journalists about the coup attempt and FETÖ.Turkish Embassy in Kosovar capital Pristina held an event where images captured during the coup attempt by Anadolu Agency were shown to the participants.In Bosnian capital Sarajevo, 251 balloons were released to the sky, to commemorate 251 martyrs of the defeated coup attempt.Macedonian Turkish Democratic Party Youth Branch also held a photo exhibition and commemoration event in Macedonian capital Skopje to mark July 15.
Turkish representations abroad mark July 15
Nearly 300 coup cases
Following the putsch, 289 cases were opened across Turkey - 56 in Ankara and 53 in Istanbul, and the captured FETÖ putschists were put on trial. A total of 9,690 defendants have stood in front of a judge as result of these cases.
Also, the medals of former national soccer players Hakan Şükür and Arif Erdem were revoked.
A total of 251 balloons were released into the skies of Bosnia and Herzegovina from Baščaršija, the historic old bazaar in Sarajevo, to mark the second anniversary of the failed July 15 coup attempt. The balloons were accompanied by the photographs and names of the martyrs.Bosnia releases balloons to commemorate martyrs of Turkey's failed coup
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At least 250 people were martyred and nearly 2,200 injured in the July 15 failed coup which was perpetrated by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), led by ringleader Fetullah Gülen, who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania.
Gülen pursued a long-running campaign to overthrow the Turkish government through the infiltration of state institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary, forming what is commonly known as the parallel state.