Ankara: Trkiye will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt with a special program in the capital under the theme Our Will, Our Victory, the country's Communications Director Burhanettin Duran said on Monday. The event, to be held at Baskent Millet Garden in Ankara on Wednesday, will be attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to Anadolu Agency, in the July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day 10th Anniversary Special Program, which will be held with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trkiye will remember its cherished martyrs with mercy, gratitude, and prayers. The event aims to express gratitude to the heroic veterans and to declare, in strong terms, that no power can stand above the national will.

In a post on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal, Duran emphasized that the program would honor the public resistance to the coup attempt and reaffirm the country's commitment to democracy and national sovereignty. He highlighted the 'epic struggle' written by the Turkish people through their determination on July 15, which will be kept alive with the same faith, resolve, and spirit of unity.

The defeated coup bid, in which 252 people were killed and 2,734 were wounded, was plotted and carried out by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) and its US-based leader Fethullah Gulen.