15 июля

HOW IT HAPPENED ?

Saga Of July 15

People marched in support of the democracy

People marched in support of the democracy

TIME : 23:44 LOCATION : Kahramanmaraş

On the night of July 15, citizens took to the streets in Kahramanmaraş upon the call of the President Erdoğan. They marched in support of democracy. Commander of Kahramanmaraş Garrison at the time, Staff Colonel Uzay Şahin who was in cooperation with coup plotters in İstanbul that night called the acting major and gave the order “take the tanks out of the garrison and maintain the control of strategic areas”. The patriot major said that he could not execute illegal orders. He collected drive shafts of tanks and prevented a calamity in the city. Commander of Kahramanmaraş Garrison at the time, Staff Colonel Uzay Şahin was arrested and put in prison. A police officer who worked in Kahramanmaraş Police Department and said salah chanted from minarets of mosques that night was “provocation” was also arrested.