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As part of the 2025 commemorations for the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day, a memorial cycling tour organized in Istanbul through a collaboration between the July 15 Association and the Turkish Cycling Federation was held under the slogan “Pedal for Brotherhood Under One Flag.” Approximately 500 cyclists participated in the event. Organization and Route The cycling tour was planned under the coordination of the Istanbul Directorate of Youth and Sports. The route, which began at the Taks

Emrah Sağaz (1 January 1989 – 15 July 2016) was a textile worker. During the 15 July 2016 coup attempt, he was killed when he was crushed under a tank used by the coup plotters on Esenler Atışalanı Caddesi in Istanbul. Life Emrah Sağaz was born on 1 January 1989 in Giresun as the youngest of six children to Asiye and Aydın Sağaz. He lived in the Esenler district of Istanbul and worked as a laborer in the textile industry. He married Elif Sağaz. The couple lived in Esenler during their approximat

Jadoid (Jouad) Merroune was a Moroccan citizen who took to the streets on 15 July 2016 in support of the democratic order of the Türkiye Republic and lost his life when coup forces opened fire on civilians during the attempt. Merroune, one of the foreign nationals who joined the civilian resistance while living in Türkiye, has become one of the symbolic figures representing solidarity and brotherhood between Türkiye and Morocco due to his courage. Early Life and Family Jadoid Merroune was born i

Yıldız Gürsoy (1974–2016) a Turkish citizen who was fatally wounded while demonstrating civilian resistance in front of the General Staff Headquarters in Ankara during the military coup attempt on 15 July 2016.【1】 Personal History Yıldız Gürsoy was born on 1 January 1974 in the Sarıkaya district of Yozgat. She was one of six siblings in her family; one of her siblings had previously died in a traffic accident. Approximately 20 years ago, Gürsoy separated from her spouse and lived as a single par

Abdullah Tayyip Olçok (24 June 1999 – 15 July 2016) was a high school student who was martyred on the 15 July 2016 coup attempt alongside his father, Erol Olçok, on the Bosphorus Bridge. Childhood and Youth Abdullah Tayyip Olçok was born on 24 June 1999 in Istanbul as the first child of his family. He spent his childhood and youth in Istanbul. Educational Life He began his education at Capitol Primary School in 2006. Two years later, he transferred to Efdal Private Primary School. In 2013, he st

Ayşe Aykaç, during the military coup attempt on 15 July 2016, took to the streets to defend the democratic constitutional order and was martyred as a result of an armed attack carried out by coup elements at the Boğaziçi Köprüsü. Early Life and Family Structure Ayşe Aykaç was born on 15 September 1972 in Kastamonu. She lived her life in the Çengelköy neighborhood of Istanbul’s Üsküdar district and continued her life as a homemaker. From her twenty-seven-year marriage to Mustafa Aykaç, she had fo

Sevgi Yeşilyurt was born on 1 January 1966. Originally from the Alaçam district of Samsun, Yeşilyurt spent her life in Istanbul. In her professional career, she worked as an accountant and retired after many years of service at an accounting firm in the Eminönü district. Married, Yeşilyurt had two children: Filiz, aged 32, and Sadık, aged 29. She is described by her family and close circle as an enterprising individual with a strong sensitivity to social issues.【1】 The July 15, 2016 Coup Attempt

Ömer Halisdemir was born on 4 March 1974 in the village of Çukurkuyu, located in the Bor district of Niğde, as one of seven children of his father Hasan Hüseyin Halisdemir and his mother Fadimana Halisdemir. He spent his childhood in Çukurkuyu and began working as a shepherd from the age of small to support his family. According to his father, he was a child who deeply loved nature and animals and was hardworking and disciplined. Ömer Halisdemir’s Childhood (Fikriyat) " image-alternate="" image-

Münür Alkan was a police officer who lost his life during the clashes that occurred on the 15 July 2016 Coup Attempt at the 15 July Martyrs Bridge where he was on duty. Early Life and Education He was born on 18 June 1975 in Tekirdağ. He completed his primary education at Fevzi Çakmak Primary School and his secondary and high school education at Namık Kemal High School. He graduated from the Public Administration Department of Anadolu University in 2014. He married Aylin Garip Alkan in 2008 and

Ömer Halisdemir (20 February 1974, Çukurkuyu, Bor, Niğde – 16 July 2016, Ankara) was a Senior Master Sergeant in the Turkish Armed Forces. During the failed coup attempt of 15 July 2016 by members of the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization, he neutralized Brigadier General Semih Terzi, who had arrived in Ankara to seize control of the Special Forces Command, on the orders of Special Forces Commander Zekai Aksakallı before Terzi could enter the headquarters. He was subsequently killed by gunfire f