The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) planted a whole lot of saplings in Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan and Croatia to commemorate the martyrs and veterans of the July 15 failed coup try led by the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).
TIKA planted 250 tree samplings at a group park in Pakistan’s port metropolis of Karachi to honor the individuals who sacrificed their lives to oppose the coup in Türkiye on July 15, 2016. The ceremony was attended by the native and Turkish group members, woman and boy scouts and media professionals to honor as many martyrs of July 15.
TIKA, which has already been finishing up a string of growth, well being and academic tasks throughout Pakistan and different nations, may even additional develop the park.
The ceremony started with a recitation from the Holy Quran by a visually impaired boy scout, adopted by Turkish and Pakistani nationwide anthems.
A “moment of silence” was additionally noticed.
Addressing the ceremony, Vice Consul-General Oğuz Kozanlı mentioned the martyrs of July 15 charted a brand new web page in Türkiye’s historical past with their blood, which can all the time be remembered.
He mentioned the individuals and the safety forces of Türkiye stood united and saved the democracy on July 15, 2016, with their unwavering resolve and unyielding dedication.
Halil Ibrahim Başaran, TIKA’s Karachi coordinator, mentioned Ankara and Islamabad have all the time stood collectively in making an attempt instances, whether or not it was devastating earthquakes in Türkiye in February this yr or unprecedented floods in Pakistan final yr.
The individuals of Pakistan stood by their Turkish brethren of their profitable battle towards the conspirators who needed to derail democracy in Türkiye on July 15.
In Croatia, TIKA planted saplings within the backyard of the Sisak Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Islamic Cultural Center – inaugurated by the Turkish company final yr – to commemorate July 15 martyrs.
TIKA held a sapling-planting ceremony in Kyrgyzstan to commemorate July 15 on the Unity (Intimak) Park in Bishkek.
This yr, which marks the seventh anniversary of the botched coup, occasions are being held underneath the theme of “Türkiye’s Heroes of the Century” to honor the individuals who defended the nation at the price of their lives on the evening of July 15.
The try by FETÖ to overthrow the federal government started round 10 p.m. native time (1900GMT) on July 15, 2016, and was thwarted by 8 a.m. the next day.
FETÖ and its U.S.-based chief Fetullah Gülen orchestrated the defeated coup, which left 253 individuals useless and a pair of,734 injured.
Since its designation in October 2016, yearly, the nation marks July 15 as Democracy and National Unity Day, with occasions held to commemorate those that misplaced their lives beating again the putschists and to recollect the bravery of the nation.
Ankara additionally accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running marketing campaign to overthrow the state by infiltrating Turkish establishments, significantly the army, police, and judiciary.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
