15 июля

HOW IT HAPPENED ?

Saga Of July 15

People took to streets as soon as they heard the news.

People took to streets as soon as they heard the news.

TIME : 22:35 LOCATION : Rize

On the night of July 15, people took to the streets as soon as they heard about the coup attempt in President Erdogan’s hometown Rize. Tens of thousands gathered in Rize Cumhuriyet Square. Commander of Rize Provincial Gendarmerie Regiment Command Colonel Semih Coşkun was on leave that night.

Colonel Coşkun immediately called the command and gave order “Do not let soldiers go out. If anyone defies the order, take into custody!” As measures, lights of Gendarmerie Regiment Command were turned off and the entrances were blocked off with barriers. Any military activity did not happen in the city; Provincial Gendarmerie Command Chief Intelligence Officer Lieutenant Colonel Hilmi Sandal was arrested on the grounds that “Bylock” application was installed in his smart phone and 1 Dollar in a protected envelop was found in his room.