July 15 proved Türkiye will never bow to terrorist groups: Foreign Minister Fidan

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said the failed coup attempt of July 15 2016 demonstrated that Türkiye’s national will would never submit to tutelary forces or terrorist organisations.

In a message marking Democracy and National Unity Day, Fidan said July 15 was the day Türkiye declared to the world that its national will would not yield to “any tutelary force, any treacherous network, or any dark plot.”

He said the coup attempt by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) was thwarted through “the determined leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the unmatched courage of our nation, and the unwavering resolve of our state.”

Tanks and weapons can not silence Turkish people

Fidan said those who believed tanks, weapons and threats could silence the Turkish people were defeated by millions who took to the streets to defend the country.