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The 1993 Bingöl Massacre refers to the killing of 33 unarmed and unguarded soldiers on May 24 1993 along the highway between Bingöl and Elazığ, who were being transported by civilian buses when they were ambushed and executed by PKK terrorists. This event had a profound impact on both public opinion and state institutions in the history of the Republic of Türkiye and marked a critical turning point in terms of security policy and counterterrorism strategies at the time. The massacre occurred whi

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

Melih Gülova (1963, Bursa – 10 June 2007, Güçlükonak, Şırnak) was a martyred lieutenant colonel of the Turkish Land Forces. A graduate of the 135th class of the Army War College, Gülova served in various units across different regions of Türkiye throughout his career. In the final phase of his service, he was stationed as the logistics support commander of the Şırnak Akçay Brigade. He was killed in action during an attack in the Güçlükonak district of Şırnak on 10 June 2007.【1】 Life and Educatio

Furkan Yavaş (born 1986, İzmir) was a Senior Master Sergeant. After completing primary and secondary school, he graduated from Gaziemir High School in İzmir. Military Career and Martyrdom After high school, he completed the Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer Vocational School and graduated on 30 August 2006 with the rank of Aircraft Maintenance Senior Master Sergeant. From 2006 to 2012, he served as an Aircraft Structural Repair Technician at the 2nd Main Jet Base Command (Çiğli) under the Aircr

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

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

Talha Bahadır was born in Trabzon in 1994. He is the eldest of five children of Hakkı Bahadır, a theologian and educator, and Emine Bahadır. Following his family’s rotational relocation to Yalova in 1996, he spent his childhood and youth in this city. He began his primary education at Sultaniye Primary School, where his father was stationed. During his secondary education, he developed an interest in technological and military advancements, incorporating these themes into school projects.【1】 Mil

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

Velit Bekdaş served as a Special Operations Police officer under the General Directorate of Security and was martyred at the age of 30 during aerial attacks in Ankara. Throughout his professional career, Bekdaş was assigned to strategic posts in Eastern Anatolia and abroad. He lost his life when the unit he was serving at during the night of July 15 was bombed.【1】 Early Life and Family Information Velit Bekdaş was born on January 1, 1986, in the Midyat district of Mardin. He was the son of Abdül