Erdoğan says Türkiye remains hope for ‘oppressed’
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 15 that Türkiye remains a source of hope for “the oppressed” across the Middle East and beyond, as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2016 failed coup attempt with nationwide commemorations.
“Just as it was 10 years ago, the world’s eyes are on us today. The world is looking at us today. It is looking at the Turkish nation,” Erdoğan said at an event in the capital Ankara.
Across Türkiye, ministries, municipalities and civil society organizations held ceremonies to commemorate the anniversary of the coup attempt orchestrated by FETÖ.
“Beirut, Damascus, Aleppo, Tripoli and Sarajevo are watching us today. The innocent children of Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem are watching us,” he said. “From the Middle East to the Balkans, from the Caucasus to Africa, the oppressed and the victims look to Türkiye with great hope.”
