"15 Temmuz" The 15th July that should have made World History

"15 Temmuz" The 15th July that should                have made World History

  

 

 Have you ever heard of an entire country that went up against tanks, and armed soldiers shooting to kill? Have you ever heard of a 15 year old boy, running outside in the middle of the night, in the name of Freedom and Democracy? A 70 year old man on friggin' crutches hobbing away, shouting, To Freedom or Death?

  Seems like some 300 type crap, dunnit? Well, it happened, 2 years ago, on the Night of 15th July, 2016. (I'd been in Turkey for less than 2 months).

  An attempted coup was taking place, soldiers were taking over TV stations, and bridges, before President Erdogan called and told the nation to come out into the streets, and stand up to the coup, and it's engineers. 

  And come out they did, in droves, in crowds, challenging the soldiers, unafraid to die, because they believed in something higher than themselves, they believed in Freedom, and Justice, and nothing would stop them. And when I say nothing, believe me, I mean, nothing..

  Not tanks, not armed, ready to kill soldiers, not helicopters, all ready to fire on civilians. And they did. In that night, over 100 people died, men, women, and youngsters, the youngest being only 15 years old.

  In the History of the World, nothing like this as ever happened, where civilians went up against soldiers, the military, earning my complete respect and loyalty. Of course, it was extremely underplayed by mainstream Western media, as is usual with the news. 

  But this act, by the people, for the people, and from the people, should never, ever be forgotten, and I hope that there will always be noble people who believe in something bigger than their own peverted self, and will never let this be forgotten.

  Have a beautiful day, and a beautiful life..Goodbye.