The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has inaugurated a brand new park within the occupied West Bank as a tribute to the victims of the failed July 2016 coup try. The park, named July 15 Memorial Park, symbolizes solidarity between Türkiye and the Palestinian individuals, who stood united towards the treacherous coup bid.
Speaking on the opening ceremony within the metropolis of al-Bireh, Ambassador Ahmet Riza Demirer, the consulate common in Jerusalem, emphasised the importance of July 15 below the management of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “On July 15, the Turkish people, led by Erdoğan, thwarted a treacherous coup attempt,” Ambassador Demirer acknowledged. “The Palestinian people stood in solidarity with the Turkish people on that fateful night,” he added, highlighting the bond between the 2 nations. The July 15 Memorial Park stands as a testomony to this shared battle towards injustice.
Mayor Islam Tawil of al-Bireh admired the Turkish individuals’s unwavering dedication to democracy. “We are proud of the Turkish people for their relentless pursuit of democratic values,” Tawil mentioned, acknowledging Türkiye’s efforts in fostering democratic beliefs.
Orhan Aydin, TIKA’s Palestine coordinator, defined that the park was named July 15 Memorial Park to make sure the reminiscence of the coup victims endures. As a part of the memorial, a photograph exhibit depicting the occasions of July 15 has been arrange inside the park, providing guests a chance to mirror on the resilience and bravado of those that resisted the coup try.
The failed coup, orchestrated by the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) and its U.S.-based chief Fetullah Gülen, resulted within the lack of 253 lives and left 2,734 people injured. Türkiye has marked July 15 as Democracy and National Unity Day since its designation in October 2016. Each yr, the nation holds occasions to commemorate the lives misplaced within the battle towards the coup plotters and to honor the braveness of its individuals.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
