Skip to content
Ravington
Back to feed
Headlines

The 10th Anniversary of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Commemorated in Beykoz

Beykoz Gazetesi
The 10th Anniversary of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Commemorated in Beykoz
Photo: beykozgazetesi.com

Key Points

  • 1. The 10th anniversary of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day was commemorated in Beykoz with the participation of thousands of citizens.
  • 2. Mayor Özlem Vural Gürzel commemorated the martyrs who lost their lives during the coup attempt.
  • 3. The program included a Quran recitation, poems, a Mehteran show, and simultaneous calls to prayer (sela) recited at 00.13.
  • 4. Beykoz showed loyalty to its brave people who resisted the coup plotters by marching from Kavacık to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge that night.

By the Numbers

10'uncu yıl dönümü00.13'te okunan sela3 şehit ismi

Beykoz Municipality hosted a meaningful commemoration program on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. Thousands of citizens attended the event organized at the Beykoz Sahili Event Area with the theme "The Will is Ours, the Victory is Ours". The program turned into a democracy watch throughout the night with prayers, poems, and slide presentations.

Speaking at the opening of the program, Beykoz Mayor Özlem Vural Gürzel commemorated the beloved martyrs who lost their lives during the treacherous July 15 coup attempt. Gürzel fondly remembered the names of the martyrs such as Hasan Kaya, İsmail Kefal, and Murat Akdemir, recalling that the people of Beykoz stood tall against the coup plotters, marching from Kavacık to the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge upon the call of the Presidency.

Within the scope of the event, following the recitation of the Quran and the speech by Serdar Tuncer, meaningful poems were read by high school students. The night, which featured a Mehteran show, concluded at 23.30 with a slide presentation reflecting the memories of July 15 and the calls to prayer (sela) recited simultaneously with all of Turkey at 00.13.

React to this story

Ask about this story

Answers are AI-generated from this story only.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where was the July 15 commemoration program held in Beykoz?
The commemoration program was organized at the Beykoz Sahili Event Area with the theme "The Will is Ours, the Victory is Ours" and was attended by thousands of citizens.
Who did the Mayor of Beykoz commemorate at the event?
Mayor Özlem Vural Gürzel fondly commemorated Hasan Kaya, İsmail Kefal, and Murat Akdemir, who were martyred in the vicinity of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Beykoz that night.
What took place during the events?
The event included a Quran recitation, a speech by Serdar Tuncer, poems read by students, a Mehteran show, a slide presentation at 23.30, and calls to prayer (sela) recited at 00.13.

This is an AI-generated summary. The full story lives at the source.

Read the full story at the sourcebeykozgazetesi.comHow we produce our content

This story across sources · 2 · 2 countries

TurkeyTurkey

Related stories