Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi shared important information about the current situation in the fight against FETO in his exclusive interview with A Haber. Emphasizing that it would be incomplete to read July 15 as just a one-night coup attempt, Minister Çiftçi stated that this treacherous attempt was the last and bloodiest link in a long chain of tutelage aiming to stop Türkiye’s march towards full independence.

72 THOUSAND 765 OPERATIONS IN 10 YEARS

Pointing out that the nature of the fight changed with the collapse of FETO’s open structures in the state mechanism, Minister Çiftçi conveyed the current balance sheet of the period extending from 2016 to July 10, 2026 with the following data:

“A total of 72 thousand 765 operations were carried out against the terrorist organization in 10 years. While judicial/administrative proceedings were carried out against 195 thousand 803 suspects within the scope of crimes against national security, 34 thousand 164 people were arrested. After July 15, the necessary administrative procedures were established for a total of 51 thousand 51 personnel within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including 622 civil administrators, 37 thousand 602 police personnel and 9 thousand 70 gendarmerie personnel.”

Evaluating the course of operational graphics over the years, Çiftçi said, “The number of operations reached its peak with 13 thousand in 2017 and 2018, when the open structures of the organization were liquidated. As a result of our struggle, these numbers gradually decreased to 1,712 in 2025 and to 604 in the first six months of 2026. This decrease in the numbers does not mean that the threat is over; the struggle is now more “It means that it has shifted to targeted, intelligence-based, secret and crypto elements,” he said.

“THE NEW TARGET OF THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SPACE, BUT MIND AND MEMORY”

Stating that FETO is trying to regain the position it has lost in the field and institutions through perception management in the digital world, Çiftçi explained the organization’s propaganda strategy with the concept of “tornado of lies” in international literature:

“The center of gravity of the organization is no longer to take over institutions or to recruit staff; it is the mind and collective memory of our nation. We do not face a conventional lie detector. Their aim is not to make people believe a lie, but to dull our people’s ability to distinguish truth from lies, to create doubt and indifference by building a wall of noise. Whispers such as ‘theatre’ or ‘controlled coup’ produced to blur the truth of July 15 are the product of this strategy.”

Breaking News… President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the program “15 July in its 10th Anniversary: ​​The Will is Ours, the Victory is Ours” program.

Important statements from President Erdoğan!

Highlights from President Erdoğan’s speech:

“On the 10th anniversary of the July 15 bloody coup attempt, we are in our National Garden to commemorate those who fell to the ground and those who were written gloriously in our history. I remember each of our 253 martyrs with mercy and gratitude. We express our gratitude to our veterans one by one.

I welcome all our guests. I send my greetings to our citizens in 81 provinces and everyone who follows us on different platforms.

“THE EPIC WAS WRITTEN ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 15”

Our nation, young and old, men and women, wrote a magnificent epic on the night of July 15. I remember with all due respect the 253 martyrs who fell into the dark earth for the sake of future and independence on that bloody night of betrayal. Those martyrs and veterans who became martyrs so that our heavenly homeland would not be touched by an unprincipled hand. They left their wives and children behind. They wrote a magnificent epic that went down in history against the rain of bullets, helicopters and F-16s. They said victory is from Allah. They said we will not sell it to scoundrels who sold their souls for 1 dollar.

I would like to express my gratitude to every brother who narrowed the streets for the coup plotters. I express again that I am honored to be a member of this great nation.

“THESE ARE SOLD-OUT CHARACTERS WHO STABBED THE NATION IN THE BACK”

Betrayal is an insidious virus that surrounds all cells. This virus knows no boundaries. It destroys all morality, conscience, honor and decency in one fell swoop. When you look at those who betrayed this state throughout history, you see a lot of soulless and dishonorable mankurts. There is no trace of homeland consciousness or national consciousness in them. These are the fierce enemies of the nation and the country. These are sold-out characters who stab the nation in the back.

“A MAN DIES ONCE, BUT DIES LIKE A MAN”

Each of our martyrs has a different story. Every son of the country has a different story. A person dies once, but he dies like a man. We will continue to stand tall like Elif. From Gaza to Lebanon, from Somalia to Syria, from Arakan to Sudan, wherever there is an oppressed or a victim in tears, we will continue to support them. Wherever there is an oppressed person, a victim in tears and humbled, we will continue to support.

The eyes of the world are on us. The oppressed and victimized look to Türkiye with great hope. We will build a great and powerful Türkiye together.

Halit Şener (45), a veteran from Konya, who was injured with a bullet that hit his left leg as a result of FETO soldiers opening fire on the people waiting in front of the General Staff on the night of July 15, told SABAH about that dark night. Saying that this betrayal will not be forgotten even if 10 years have passed, not 10 years, Şener said, “If I had sat at home that night, I would never have forgiven myself. This nation, who took to the streets with Turkish flags in their hands, showed once again the indivisible integrity of the homeland. While standing against the traitors, no one thought about their own lives even for a moment. All we thought about was that our homeland should not be divided, our flag should not come down, our call to prayer should not be heard. Thank God, all the plans of the traitors should be brought to their own feet.” “We got around,” he said. Halit Şener received the news of the July 15 coup attempt by FETO traitors while he was visiting a friend’s house in Konya. Şener left his pregnant wife at home and set out for Ankara, taking a friend with him. Şener, who went in front of the General Staff Headquarters in Ankara, was shot in his left leg as a result of fire opened by coup soldiers. Şener, who received treatment first in Ankara and then in Konya, continues his life with crutches today. Halit Şener, who has artery, nerve and muscle loss in his leg and has to use crutches for life, says that this is not a matter of sadness but a source of pride for him.

‘I WOULDN’T FORGIVE MYSELF IF I HAD SIT AT HOME THAT NIGHT’
Gazi Şener said, “Even if not 10 years but 100 years have passed, we will not forget this betrayal, we will not let it be forgotten. We did not win this country easily. Our ancestors sacrificed their lives against the enemy on the fronts. We have been shot and maimed for this country, how many? I am even proud of this stick I carry. If I had stayed at home that night, I would not have forgiven myself. This nation, who took to the streets with Turkish flags in their hands, once again showed the indivisible integrity of the country. To the traitors. “While standing against it, no one thought about their own lives even for a moment. All we thought about was that our country should not be divided, our flag should not be lowered, and our call to prayer should not be stopped. Thank God, we have foiled all the plans of the traitors, and may God not let our country experience these days again.”

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli stated the following in his July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day message shared on MHP’s NSosyal account:

“July 15 is one of the last links of the struggle for independence that the Turkish nation has waged throughout history. July 15 is a multi-layered invasion attempt that aims to collapse the Republic of Turkey from within, usurp national sovereignty and chain the will of the Turkish nation. Therefore, reading July 15 correctly is a national obligation not only in terms of understanding the past but also in terms of protecting the future. On July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day, we salute our beloved martyrs. I commemorate them with gratitude and respect. I pray for health, well-being and long lives for our veterans. May God protect our nation from all kinds of discord and our state from all kinds of attacks.

JULY 15 IS ONE OF THE LAST RINGS OF THE INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE OF THE TURKISH NATION THROUGHOUT HISTORY. pic.twitter.com/BCDRGG7Fpk

— MHP (@MHP_Bilgi) July 14, 2026

The 15 July Democracy and National Unity Day Commemoration Program, organized by Turkuvaz Media Group with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and hosted by the 15 July Democracy Museum Directorate, brought the memory of this great victory to all participants.
Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Gökhan Yazgı, stated that they continue to work to ensure that July 15 is not forgotten and is not forgotten, and said, “July 15 is the date when those with faith prevailed over those with means. It is a movement of the goal and fiction that has been desired to be achieved for centuries. With the permission of God, the 40-year treacherous plan was eliminated. On July 15, truth and falsehood fought. It was said that these lands will never experience September 12 again. Martyrs and veterans.” “A message has been engraved on the squares with their blood. We will not let these events be forgotten,” he said.

WE PROTECTED THE WILL OF THE NATION
Ekrem Kızıltaş, Writer of Takvim Newspaper, underlined that July 15 was a turning point and said, “We are just now seeing what the July 15 movement could have achieved if it had won. We can see that some important names are held in high esteem in other countries. Those who benefit from it in the USA and some European countries are still dreaming that they can deceive the nation of 86 million people. After July 15, the fight against terrorism was stronger. We have reached very good places in terms of protecting the will of our nation.”

ONE FAMILY, TWO MARTYRS
Bilge Gürs, President of the Turkish Martyr Relatives and Veterans Solidarity Foundation, said: “I stand before you as someone who has 2 martyrs and 2 veterans. I martyred both my father and my husband for this country on July 15. 10 years have passed since then. We have never forgotten that day. Think of a group that sells themselves for 1 dollar. The helpless, the humble, the losers. Think of heroes with white foreheads going against them. They became heroes, they became martyrs. “Our martyrs entrusted us with Türkiye, our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Do not let our martyrs be left behind. Today, Turkey is rising with a leader who gives hope to the oppressed. Our foundation was established to protect the legacy in the best possible way. We have vowed to work to ensure that not a single martyr’s relative is left alone.”
Within the scope of the program, a panel was organized under the moderation of A News Anchor Merve Türkay. Speakers of the panel; Former Deputy Chief of Police Mustafa Çalışkan, who became Istanbul Police Chief on July 15, President Tayyip Erdoğan’s lawyer Hüseyin Aydın, President of the Turkish Martyrs’ Relatives and Veterans Solidarity Foundation Bilge Gürs, and Deputy Chairman of the July 15 Democracy Martyrs, Veterans and Victims of Terror Association İmbat Muğlu.

At the event, the exhibition ‘Prayer Shirt of Sultans’ prepared by Ayşe Vanlıoğlu met with the participants.

WE EXPORTED 40 THOUSAND POLICE POLICE
Former Deputy Chief of Police, Mustafa Çalışkan, drawing attention to the size of the FETO Terrorist Organization, said, “We are talking about a community like cancer. We liquidated 40 thousand police officers. This organization is not an ordinary organization. It is not an organization organized by 3-5 people. It is a consortium. If there is a shooting in the training given to us, you bow down. However, that day, we marched with our faith in our soldiers. They turned my 30-40 years of faith upside down. In the training given to us, women, children, “You cannot shoot at the elderly or civilians,” he said. Çalışkan stated that the struggle after July 15 affected the future and said, “From now on, those who want to stage a coup have to make calculations. The Turkish nation is no longer a nation that will hide when the G3 sees it. It fought in the press as much as our police officers who took weapons and fought in the field on July 15. Making a coup from now on is not a simple task.”

In the program, the heroes who drank the sherbet of martyrdom for the country were commemorated with prayers.

AYDIN: “FIRST TRIAL 17-25 DECEMBER”
President Erdoğan’s lawyer Hüseyin Aydın, in his speech at the panel, stated that the organization took steps in the judiciary before July 15 and said, “The confrontation with the judiciary was the MİT President operation and MİT trucks. They reached a large number in the judiciary, as in other state institutions. All titled positions in the judiciary were under the control of the organization in 2012. The first trial was December 17-25. Here, it was relied upon with the determination of our President. Since no results were obtained from there, approximately “5 months later, they put a significant burden on the HSYK elections. The bloc against them won by a small margin. Thus, their dynamic in 2016 was to prevent their own liquidation.” Drawing attention to the history of the organization, Aydin said, “They took over the state’s sensors in the 90s.”

TURKUVAZ MEDYA FULL SQUAD
Turkuvaz Media Executive Board Member, Printed Media Advertising General Manager Ceyda Uzman, Turkuvaz Media Executive Board Member, Turkuvaz Magazine General Manager Yasemin Gebeş, Turkuvaz Media Digital Media Sales General Manager Aslıhan Albayrak, Sabah Newspaper Ankara Representative Okan Müderrisoğlu, Takvim Newspaper Writer Ekrem Kızıltaş, Turkuvaz Media Magazines Publishing Director Mustafa Akar, Turkuvaz Media Daily Sabah Editor-in-Chief Batuhan Takış, Turkuvaz Media Administrative Affairs Director Necati İsmail Öztan, Turkuvaz Media Advertisement Written Media Sales Group Manager Ayşe Altun, Turkuvaz Media Advertisement Written Media Sales Group Manager Ceyda Yamanok Aygün, Turkuvaz Media Magazines Sales Group Coordinator Aynur Gükcan, Turkuvaz Media Written Media Advertisement Deputy General Manager İsmail Arıcı, Turkuvaz Media Visual Media Sales Deputy General Manager Ahmet Yılmaz were present in the hall during the program.

MANY INSTITUTIONS CONTRIBUTED
15 July Democracy and National Unity Day Commemoration Program is hosted by the 15 July Democracy Museum Directorate, with the support of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism; Main Sponsor: Borsa Istanbul, Halkbank, Northern Marmara Highway, MNG Group of Companies, Tera, Turkish Airlines, Turkish Gold, Vakıfbank, Ziraat Bank
Co Sponsor: Kuzu Group, Vakıf Katılım
Support Sponsor: Ankara Chamber of Industry, Fırat Life Style – Natura World, Sincan Municipality, TAI.

AK Party Deputy Chairman Hayati Yazıcı, who made the opening speech of the symposium titled “July 15 in its 10th Year with Its Political and Legal Aspects”, said, “The mechanisms and practices put forward by the coup mentality must be put to an end as well as the repelling and failure of the coups. In this context, the issue of a new and civilian constitution is a historical duty of loyalty that must be fulfilled to our beloved nation who laid down their lives on the night of July 15.”

IMPACT WARNING
İsmail Kahraman, who served as the Speaker of the Parliament on the night of the treacherous coup, said, “We opened the Parliament that night with a feeling of martyrdom. July 15 is an invasion of Türkiye. This incident is not a FETO incident. FETO is a puppet. In the scenario, the directorship belongs to the outside. Today, we see movements again. They intervene when Türkiye is developing, they do not want us to develop.” Binali Yıldırım, the then Prime Minister, said, “I called the President that night, we talked and made our plans. We made a covenant with our President. We said there is only death, no return.”