Celebrating the sixth anniversary of the failed coup.. Erdogan: This day is a historical symbol of the first resistance that the Turks fought against the confiscation of his will

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey's history is classified into two stages in terms of democracy and national will, before and after July 15, in reference to the failed coup attempt six years ago.

Erdogan added in a message published today, Friday, on the occasion of "Day of Democracy and National Unity, July 15, that the importance of this day is reflected in the fact that it is a symbol of the first glorious resistance waged by our people against the coups that it has been subjected to throughout history."

He added that his country directed the appropriate response to "the traitors of the Gulen organization and their masters" - as he put it - by moving forward, not withdrawing and retreating.

For his part, Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Shantop said today, Friday, that the flame of democracy that the people lit when they confronted the failed coup attempt 6 years ago will continue to light the way.

This came in a tweet to him on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the coup attempt, noting that "the light of faith overcame the darkness of injustice on that night."

İman aydınlığının zulmün karanlığına galip çıktığı o gece, şehadete yükselen bütün vatan evlatlarını minnet ve şükranla anıyor, 251 şehidimizemizekuzmılölerğ Türkçe 151

— Mustafa Şentop (@MustafaSentop) July 15, 2022

Shantop added that the Turkish people did not allow their independence to be desecrated in their history, did not drop their glorious flag, and sacrificed their cheap souls in defending their homeland.

He stressed that the torch of democracy kindled by the Turkish people will continue to light his path, and that the epic he wrote - in repelling the failed coup - will be passed down from generation to generation.

The Speaker of Parliament had mercy on the souls of the martyrs who rose in defense of their homeland while confronting the coup forces, while wishing the injured people continued health.

Turkey celebrates the sixth anniversary of the "Democracy and National Unity Day", commemorating the thwarting of the coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

The attempt was met with massive popular protests in most Turkish cities and states, which forced the putschists to withdraw their military vehicles from the cities, and thwarted their plan.