Tekirdağ Governor Recep Soytürk, Garrison Commander Brigadier General Aytuğ Yürük, Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Candan Yüceer, Süleymanpaşa District Governor Mahmut Nedim Tunçer, Süleymanpaşa Mayor Volkan Nallar, Namık Kemal University Rector Prof. attended the commemoration program held at the Old City Cemetery in Tekirdağ. Dr. Mümin Şahin, institution managers and political party representatives attended. At the commemoration, the Holy Quran was read and prayers were made for the martyrs. Then, Governor Soytürk and the accompanying protocol members visited the graves of the martyrs, including the July 15 martyr Münir Alkan, and left carnations.
MARTYRS' TOMBS WERE VISITED IN EDİRNE
A commemoration ceremony was held at the martyrs' cemetery in Buçuktepe Cemetery in Edirne on the occasion of July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day. Edirne Governor Yunus Sezer, İYİ Party Edirne Deputy Mehmet Akalın, Edirne Mayor Filiz Gencan, Trakya University Rector Prof. attended the ceremony. Dr. Mustafa Hatipler, institution directors, provincial heads of political parties, representatives of non-governmental organizations and families of martyrs attended. Governor Yunus Sezer and accompanying protocol members visited the graves of the martyrs one by one and left carnations. Quran recitation and prayers were read for the souls of the martyrs. Governor Sezer, who paid close attention to the relatives of the martyrs waiting at the graves and chatted with them, offered his condolences and patience to the families.
The commemoration ceremony in Kırklareli was held at Kırklareli Martyrdom and Kırkmartyrs Monument. Kırklareli Governor Uğur Turan, Mayor Derya Bulut, 55th Mechanized Infantry Brigade Commander Brigadier General Erdal Köse, and citizens with provincial protocol attended the commemoration.