A commemoration program was held on the occasion of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day at the Martyrs' Monument on the Historical Gallipoli Peninsula, where the Gallipoli Wars took place.
On the 10th anniversary of the July 15 coup attempt, a commemoration ceremony was held at the Martyrs' Monument, under the auspices of the Çanakkale Governorship and hosted by the Gallipoli Historical Site Directorate of the Gallipoli Wars. The program started with Çanakkale Governor Ömer Toraman presenting a wreath to the Atatürk Monument, located opposite the Martyrs' Monument. The program continued with a moment of silence and the reading of the National Anthem and ended with laying carnations on the graves of representative martyrs. Later, the Holy Quran and prayers were read for the martyrs in the mosque located in the Martyrs' Monument.
The ceremony held at the Martyrs' Monument was attended by 2nd Corps Commander Major General Ferat Vural, Amphibious Corps Commander Rear Admiral Hüseyin Tığlı, Bosphorus and Garrison Commander Rear Admiral Mustafa Biçen, Çanakkale Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor Kürşat Albayrak, Eceabat District Governor Kerem Yenigün, Çanakkale Wars Gallipoli Historical Area President İsmail Kaşdemir, Gendarmerie Commander Gendarmerie Senior Colonel Cemalettin Akyüz, Provincial Police Chief Ergün Dağıstanlı, Çanakkale Coast Guard Western Marmara Group Commander Lieutenant Colonel Orhan Student, Australian Consul in Çanakkale Paul Crawford, military officers, department managers, veterans and citizens attended. - CANAKKALE