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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

Muhammad Morsi is the first civilian president of Egypt to assume office through democratic means. As the first head of state without a military background, Morsi governed Egypt from 2012 to 2013 but was removed from power in 2013 following a military intervention. Early Life Family and Education Muhammad Morsi was born in August 1951 in the village of El Adwa in the Sharqia Governorate in northern Egypt. The eldest of five siblings he was the son of a farmer father and a homemaker mother. Morsi

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

15 July Democracy and National Unity Day 10th Anniversary Commemoration Events refer to the commemoration program conducted throughout July 2026 under the coordination of the Presidency of Communications, under the theme "Our Will, Our Victory", marking the tenth anniversary of the coup attempt carried out by members of the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) on 15 July 2016. As part of the program, various ministries, public institutions, local administrations, and civil society organizat

Mehmet Oruç (1 January 1991 – 15 July 2016) was a Turkish police officer who served in the Turkish Security Organization. Throughout his career, he was assigned to the Çevik Kuvvet Branch Directorate and underwent helicopter pilot training at the Gölbaşı Special Operations Directorate. He was killed during the attack on the Gölbaşı Special Operations Directorate on 15 July 2016 coup attempt. His funeral was held in his hometown of Adana. Early Life and Education Mehmet Oruç was born on 1 January

For approximately half a century, the FETÖ/PDY armed terrorist organization, which has constructed for itself a social and public existence and legitimacy base through so-called religious references and possesses a tightly organized communal structure sociologically, has indoctrinated its members within the framework of absolute loyalty to the system and deemed all moral and legal transgressions by its members permissible in pursuit of its objectives.【1】 In this context, although the FETÖ/PDY ar

Ahmet Oruç (1 January 1991 – 15 July 2016) was a Turkish police officer who served in the Turkish Security Organization. Throughout his career, he was assigned to the Çevik Kuvvet Branch Directorate and underwent helicopter pilot training at the Special Operations Directorate in Gölbaşı, Ankara. He was killed during the attack on the Special Operations Directorate in Gölbaşı on 15 July 2016 coup attempt. His funeral was held in his hometown of Adana. Early Life and Education Ahmet Oruç was born