The coup attempt attempted by FETO traitors against the lives of the Turkish nation on July 15, 2016 will be commemorated with special events on its 10th anniversary. Patriots will march from Zincirlikuyu to the 15 July Martyrs’ Hall on the other side of the bridge for the coup attempt that will not be forgotten even if 1000 years pass, not 10 years. Participants in the walk organized by the Turkish Athletics Federation will be given a commemorative medal and various gifts. Application to participate in the walk can be made on the website of the Turkish Athletics Federation.

Director of Communications Burhanettin Duran held an information meeting about the events to be held on July 15. Announcing that a “Coups and Democracy in Türkiye” panel will be held in cooperation with Ankara University, Duran stated that the outputs of the panel that will discuss Türkiye’s democracy experience will be compiled into a book. Here are the information notes about the July 15 program from that meeting:

“July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Commemoration Tents” will be established in 81 provinces.

A commemoration program will be held in Ankara National Garden.

A commemoration and digital exhibition will be held in the Parliament.

A hatim program will be held in Hagia Sophia with the participation of 253 hafizes.

Emotions will be written in memory books.

July 15-themed projection mapping and light choreography shows will be presented on landmarks in different provinces. 3D mapping demonstrations will be held at Galata Tower and Maiden’s Tower.

A symbolic memorial area consisting of 253 Turkish flags representing 253 martyrs will be established.

There will be a sea cortege of 253 boats, a taxi cortege of 400 vehicles, and drone and light shows.

A watch will be kept in 81 provinces and corteges will be formed.

Panels will be held abroad.

A 10th anniversary badge inspired by the “love flower” endemic to Ankara Gölbaşı will be prepared.

A special commemorative coin will be printed by the Mint for July 15.

Anadolu Agency designed the 106th anniversary special stamp.

Just a few days before the Ankara Summit, which will be held by NATO on July 7-8, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave important messages about Türkiye. Here are the highlights from Rutte’s answers to Anadolu Agency’s questions:

Türkiye is an extremely important country for NATO. Although it was not among the founding members, it joined NATO in 1952, only 3 years after the alliance’s founding. So he’s been part of the alliance almost from the very beginning. Today, it has one of the strongest armies in NATO. Turkish Armed Forces are extremely well equipped and well trained. In addition, having a huge defense industry infrastructure consisting of approximately 3 thousand companies is also an important advantage.

These large, medium and small-sized companies attach great importance to innovation; It develops the latest technologies and reflects the lessons learned from the field, for example in the Ukrainian war, to defense industry production. This makes Türkiye’s defense industry extremely strong. That’s why we were extremely determined to organize the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum in Ankara on July 7. Our aim, of course, is to demonstrate not only Türkiye’s but also NATO’s general defense industry capacity.
However, it is an extremely appropriate choice for Türkiye to host such a forum. NATO operates with a 360-degree security perspective, meaning we look at threats from all sides. Terrorism is also an important part of this 360-degree approach. The assessments and information provided to us by Türkiye’s political and military leadership on this issue are of critical importance for maintaining the security of the entire alliance. AA

WE GOT STRONGER BY TRANSFORMING

Founded in 1949 with 12 countries against the threat of the Soviet Union, NATO continues its path as the world’s longest-lasting military alliance, having transformed with 32 members 77 years later and adapted to current challenges. Türkiye joined NATO in 1952. Turkey, which has the second largest army in the alliance, draws attention within NATO with its geostrategic position, military capacity, regional influence, capabilities in the defense industry, effective diplomacy, leadership capacity and contributions to operations and missions. Turkey, which continues to share the burden with the principle of regional ownership not only in talent development and defense expenditures, but also by making concrete contributions to peace and stability, stands out as one of the countries that contributes the most to NATO’s operations and missions.

IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE ASELSAN

I visited ASELSAN in April. It was really impressive to see this company up close. It was also extremely impressive to see how ASELSAN works in cooperation with many companies in Türkiye and how the Turkish defense industry develops partnerships with companies all over Europe and the USA. Türkiye’s investment in the USA and the fact that companies from the USA and other European countries also invest in Türkiye reveal a strong cooperation. We need this because it forms the basis of our deterrence.

President Erdoğan received the delegation of Turkish Catholic Bishops.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACADEMY

Duran stated that another dimension of the July 15 events is to make July 15 a working area of ​​the academy and said that it is critical to analyze the source, structure and international networks of the threat with scientific and academic seriousness. Duran announced that a panel on ‘Coups and Democracy in Türkiye’ will be organized in cooperation with Ankara University for this purpose, and stated that the outputs of the panel that will discuss Türkiye’s democratic experience will be compiled into a book. Duran stated that panels will be held abroad as well and said that Berlin, Tirana, Brussels, Sarajevo, Jakarta, Pretoria, The Hague, Bern and Abuja are among the cities where the panels will be held. Duran stated that in these panels, the reality of July 15, its relationship with democracy, FETO’s international terrorist network and Türkiye’s democratic endurance experience will be brought to the agenda of the international public, and that a press tour will be organized with the participation of international media members.

‘A LARGE COLLECTION OF PUBLICATIONS HAS BEEN PREPARED’

Director of Communications Duran said that a wide collection of publications has been prepared within the scope of the 10th anniversary of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. Stating that public broadcaster TRT has prepared a total of 19 documentaries, 13 national and 6 international, in addition to the series called ‘Ancerlık Gece’ and the television movie ‘Memleket Tamircisi’, Duran stated that these documentaries discuss the coup in detail, from FETO’s money network to the helicopter escaping to Greece. He said that the ‘That Night’ video, which blends the moments of resistance and Türkiye’s visionary achievements in the last 10 years, is a cinematographic work that will create a strong awareness in the audience.

MEMORIAL OBJECTS

Stating that they, as the Directorate of Communications, prepared two books for the 10th anniversary of July 15, Duran noted that the work titled ‘The Epic of July 15 in its 10th Anniversary: ​​Memory, Resistance and Future’ aims to keep the nation’s epic resistance, memory awareness and future vision alive. Duran said that the book titled ‘There is No Power Above the Power of the People: July 15 Coup Attempt and the Victory of the Nation’ documents the Turkish nation’s embrace of democracy and its will. Duran said that the 10th anniversary badge inspired by Ankara Gölbaşı’s endemic ‘love flower’, the commemorative coin to be printed by the Mint, and the special stamp are commemorative objects that will carry the July 15 resistance into the future. Duran stated that all events were prepared with a 360-degree integrated communication strategy in order to properly commemorate the epic resistance and victory of the nation on July 15, and said, “We will not forget July 15, we will not let it be forgotten.”

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that the exam results for the interview for the positions of judicial judges and assistant prosecutors have been announced. Minister Gürlek, sharing on his social media account, used the following statements:

“We continue to strengthen the human resources of our judicial organization and increase the quality of our justice services. Among the candidates who won the Judge and Deputy Prosecutor Written Competition Exam held by ÖSYM on 20-21 December 2025 and participated in the interviews held by our Ministry;

•⁠ 850 candidates in the interview for the positions of judicial judges and assistant prosecutors,

•⁠ 99 candidates in the interview for lawyer-judicial judge and assistant prosecutor positions,

•⁠ ⁠⁠50 candidates were successful in the interview for assistant administrative justice judges.

In addition, among the candidates who participated in the interview after the cancellation of the questions regarding the Judge and Deputy Prosecutor Written Competition Exam held on 21-22 December 2024;

•⁠ 33 candidates in the interview for the positions of judicial judges and assistant prosecutors,

•⁠ ⁠⁠4 candidates in the interview for lawyer-judicial judge and assistant prosecutor positions,

•⁠ ⁠⁠2 candidates were successful in the interview for assistant administrative justice judges.

Thus, the total number of candidates who were successful in the interviews was 1,038. You can access the results on the website of our General Directorate of Personnel. We congratulate our young colleagues who have qualified to join our judicial organization; I wish you success in your duties. Under the leadership of our President Mr. Erdoğan, in line with our vision of making the Century of Türkiye the Century of Justice; “We will continue to work for a strong, effective and trustworthy judicial system.”

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the decision of the Istanbul 33rd Civil Court of First Instance in the non-pecuniary damage case he filed on the grounds that his personal rights were violated.

The court ruled that 28th Term İYİ Party Balıkesir Deputy Turhan Çömez pay 50 thousand liras in non-pecuniary damages due to the allegations he made about Minister Ersoy in the video he published on YouTube in 2025.

In the video in question, Çömez; He made unfounded claims that the forest lands in the Bodrum Kissebükü region were allocated to Minister Ersoy’s company, that rent was generated in the region and that public resources were used in this context.

THE SAME DECISION ABOUT SÖZCÜ NEWSPAPER

Istanbul 15th Civil Court of First Instance gave its decision in the non-pecuniary damage case filed by Minister Ersoy due to the same allegations being published in Sözcü Newspaper.

The court ruled for non-pecuniary damages of 50 thousand liras for the newspaper’s author, chairman of the board and the responsible company.

Stating that the AK Party has never followed a polarizing policy, Akbaşoğlu said, “AK Party is the name of normalization, the name of embracing, the name of the brotherhood of 86 million.” he said. Emphasizing that insults to the nation’s beliefs, customs, traditions and sacred values ​​cannot be considered within the scope of freedom of expression, Akbaşoğlu said, “Insult and ridicule are never acceptable.” he said. AK Party Group Deputy Chairman Muhammet Emin Akbaşoğlu made evaluations regarding both legal processes and political discourses in his speeches during the discussions at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. While there were occasional verbal arguments with opposition MPs in the General Assembly, Akbaşoğlu said that the AK Party’s understanding of politics is based on strengthening social unity and solidarity.

“AK PARTY IS THE NAME OF EMBRACE, NOT POLARIZATION”

Stating that the AK Party has adopted an understanding of politics that embraces all segments of society since its establishment, Akbaşoğlu stated that their party has never followed a divisive policy. “As the AK Party, we have never pursued a policy of polarizing our people.” Akbaşoğlu continued his words as follows: “On the contrary, we produced policies that eliminate polarization, embrace, return to normal, normalize and integrate our people with each other. We produced policies that address all of our 86 million people.” Continuing his speech despite the objections from the opposition ranks, Akbaşoğlu said, “AK Party is the name of normalization. AK Party’s politics is the name of embracing. AK Party’s politics is the name of the brotherhood of 86 million people. It is the name of the politics of service and work, of embracing the whole society.” he said.

“LEGAL DECISION CANNOT BE A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION”

Referring to the legal processes during the ongoing discussions in the General Assembly, Akbaşoğlu said that the judicial decisions should not be made the subject of political polemics. Akbaşoğlu said, “As you know, there is a legal decision, an absolute nullity decision and its consequences. Therefore, in my opinion, this is not an issue that can be discussed.” made his assessment.

“JOKES AND INSULTS SHOULD BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM EACH OTHER”

Making evaluations on stand-up shows, which have been the subject of public debate recently, Akbaşoğlu stated that humor and insult are not the same thing. “In stand-up, it is necessary to distinguish between humor and insult and humiliation.” Akbaşoğlu stated that freedom of expression does not include insult and humiliation.

“INSULTING THE SACRED THINGS OF THE NATION IS NOT FREEDOM OF IDEAS”

Emphasizing that insults to the nation’s beliefs, customs, traditions and sacred values ​​cannot be considered legitimate in any way, Akbaşoğlu said that politicians should also show social sensitivity on this issue. “No one can denigrate this nation’s beliefs, customs and traditions, and all its sacred values, by insulting or insulting them.” Akbaşoğlu pointed out the importance of people who influence public opinion and politicians using a language that respects the values ​​of the nation.

“INSULTATION AND CONDEMNATION CANNOT BE ACCEPTED”

At the end of his speech, Akbaşoğlu made evaluations about the limits of freedom of expression and stated that humor and humiliation should not be confused with each other and used the following expressions: “Everyone should learn that performing with clowning is not within the scope of freedom of thought, insult and ridicule can never be accepted, jokes and jokes have a different place, and ridicule, humiliation and insult are different from the values ​​of the nation and act accordingly.” Akbaşoğlu also said, “Those who attack national values ​​and those who combine national values ​​must be distinguished.” He completed his speech by saying.