14.07.2022 Ankara
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu issued a message on the occasion of July 15th Democracy and National Unity Day.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
stated that they are always on the side of democracy, the nation and the state.
TOBB
President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu's message is as follows:
“We are on the 6th anniversary
of the treacherous coup attempt of July 15th, 2016. We have not
forgotten and will not forget this dastardly attack on the independence and
future of our country.
On the night of July 15th,
2016, Turkey showed that it will never accept as legitimate an administration which
does not derive its power from the ballot and its authority from the nation;
that it will not bow to an option other than democracy and the will of the
nation.
July 15th was a
historic stress test for both Turkish politics and the Turkish economy. With
the wisdom of the nation, this test was successfully passed.
With the emergence of this
treacherous coup attempt originating from FETÖ, we, as TOBB and the
Chamber-Commodity Exchange community, put forward our reaction from the first
moment. We were the first professional organization to take action against the
coup attempt and the first to take the initiative.
As soon as the coup
declaration was read, we came out at 00:22 at night and said; ‘We reject any
will other than the will of the nation and democracy. This is the day to defend
democracy.’
As TOBB and the
Chamber-Commodity Exchange Community, we stand by democracy, our nation and our
state.
As the Turkish business world,
we continue to work with the same spirit and the same belief. We will ensure
that Turkey takes its place among the world's largest economies and becomes a
leading country by working together.
We pray for the grace of Allah
for the heroic martyrs of the national resistance who lost their lives in this
epic struggle for democracy that has gone down in history, extend our
condolences to their precious families, and we commemorate our veterans with
gratitude.”