Ten years after the July 15 coup attempt, Necmi Perçin's sole consolation is waving the Turkish flag. Perçin is the father of Rüstem Resul Perçin who was martyred during the 2016 coup attempt by the terrorist Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).
The 18-year-old Rüstem Resul Perçin, who attempted to block the terrorist FETÖ coup attempt alongside his brother, uncle, and nephews while wearing his father's military dog tags, was martyred in front of the Presidential Complex by gunfire opened from an Armored Personnel Carrier.
Perçin told Anadolu Agency (AA) that he was out of town on the night of July 15 and that he last saw his son playing computer games at home.
Explaining that the family went through a difficult period following his son's martyrdom, he stated that both they and their other children experienced psychological hardships, adding that their greatest consolation during this process has been adhan, the Islamic call to prayer echoing from minarets and the Turkish flag continuing to wave in the skies.
He also added, "I hope lessons are learned from these atrocities so that people do not suffer, lose their properties, or experience psychological trauma. I pray for a beautiful, prosperous country where Sunni, Alevi, Kurdish and Turkish people live together by loving and embracing one another, without being pitted against each other."
