{"id":6281,"date":"2025-07-15T08:24:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=6281"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:24:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:24:28","slug":"turkiyes-unity-triumph-over-terror-ambassador-neziroglu-marks-july-15-as-testament-to-democratic-resolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/15\/turkiyes-unity-triumph-over-terror-ambassador-neziroglu-marks-july-15-as-testament-to-democratic-resolve\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkiye\u2019s unity triumph over terror: Ambassador Neziroglu marks July 15 as testament to democratic resolve"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD, Monday, July 15, 2025 : Ambassador of Turkiye to Pakistan, Dr. Irfan Neziroglu on Tuesday said the Turkish nation\u2019s unwavering resistance to the failed coup attempt of July 15, 2016, continues to stand as a beacon of democratic strength and unity.<\/p>\n

Addressing a solemn ceremony held here to mark Turkiye\u2019s Democracy and National Unity Day, the ambassador said, \u201cJuly 15 was a night that began in darkness but ended in the dawn of unity, resistance, and the unshakable resolve of the Turkish people. Citizens of all backgrounds – men, women, the elderly, and youth – took to the streets armed only with courage and conviction.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a gathering attended by Federal Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan, Additional Secretary of Foreign Affairs Syed Ali Asad Gilani, and TRNC Ambassador Dilsad Senol, Ambassador Neziroglu recalled the harrowing night when Turkish citizens stood against tanks and bullets to defend their constitution, parliament, and democratic institutions.<\/p>\n

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Recalling his own experience as the then-Secretary General of the Turkish Parliament, Ambassador Neziroglu revealed, \u201cWe were in session when the parliament was bombed. Allah saved us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The coup attempt, orchestrated by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), claimed 253 lives and left over 2,000 wounded. \u201cTheir sacrifice is a sacred legacy that binds us together, wherever we may be in the world,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He warned that FETO remains a sophisticated and insidious global threat, cloaked in civil society, education, and religion, yet driven by ulterior motives. \u201cIt is a cult-like, transnational criminal network – rarely seen in history – which continues to pose security risks not only to Turkiye but to any country it infiltrates.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ambassador Neziroglu expressed Turkiye\u2019s unwavering commitment to eliminating FETO\u2019s influence globally. Referring to the death of the group\u2019s US-based ringleader last October, he stated, \u201cHis death without facing justice will not weaken our resolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

He lauded Pakistan\u2019s role in combating FETO-linked elements, calling the country\u2019s swift action a \u201csolid testament of Turkiye-Pakistan brotherhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cPakistan\u2019s cooperation reflects our shared stance against all forms of terrorism. Together, we continue to protect the values of freedom, democracy, and sovereignty,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\n

The event concluded with the ambassador\u2019s powerful affirmation of bilateral ties: \u201cTurkiye-Pakistan Dosti Zindabad!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD, Monday, July 15, 2025 : Ambassador of Turkiye to Pakistan, Dr. Irfan Neziroglu on Tuesday said the Turkish nation\u2019s unwavering resistance to the failed coup attempt of July 15, 2016, continues to stand as a beacon of democratic strength and unity. Addressing a solemn ceremony held here to mark Turkiye\u2019s Democracy and National Unity […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6282,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}