Museum of Democracy – July 15 in Ankara, in the opening of which on July 15, 2021, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part, over 120 thousand people visited the expired period.
The Museum is dedicated to the events of July 15, 2016, when a group of military personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces belonging to the terrorist organization The Parallel State (Fetö) Fetullah Gulen made an attempt to arrest power in the country.
From the date of the opening of the Democracy Museum – July 15, more than 120 thousand local and foreign citizens visited.
built opposite the building of the presidential complex, the museum is divided into eight sections – “attempts by coups in Turkey and abroad”, “threat of a shell”, “confront darkness”, “the longest night”, “left traces”, “prayers”, ”” Respect for the fallen “and” duty of democracy. “
The purpose of creating a museum is to convey to future generations the significance of the ideas of protecting democracy and statehood.
The first section of the museum presented the attempts of coups that occurred to this day in Turkey and in the world.
In the second section, visitors pass under the tank accompanied by sound and light effects.
Then, in the “Longest Night” section, the visitors presented a chronology of all events on July 15, 2016, from the beginning of the attempt of the coup to its complete suppression.
The museum also presents videos about citizens who resisted the puffers, including 251 deceased, as well as the memories of their relatives and friends.
In the last section of the museum with a glass dome there is a plain, the roots of which symbolize the history of Turkey, and the branches and leaves are its bright future. It is the highest artificial tree of Turkey, with a height of 23 meters. 90 silicone sculptures are installed under the tree symbolizing people who defended democracy after July 15.
Director of the Democracy Museum – On July 15, Weisi Gyun told Anadola that from July 15, 2021, about 10 thousand citizens visited the museum. “In general, from the date of the opening of the museum, over 120 thousand local and foreign citizens visited. Among them are also high -ranking individuals and entire delegations,” he said.
A group of military personnel of the Turkish Armed Forces, which consisting of Gulen, on the night of July 15 to 16, 2016 made an attempt to arrest power in the country.
The actions of the junta were strongly suppressed thanks to the actions of the country’s leadership and law enforcement agencies, as well as ordinary citizens. 250 people died.
The leader of the terrorists – Fetullah Gulen lives in the state of Pennsylvania. Its extradition is achieved by the United States Türkiye.