AK Party Deputy General Manager Responsible for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mehmet Mehdi Eker informed the guests on Fethullah Terrorist Organisation's coup attempt in a panel on “July 15^th 2016 Coup Attempt With All Its Aspects” organised in capital of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Sarajevo.

Panel was organised in Gazi Husrev Beg Library by collaboration of Sarajevo Yunus Emre Enstitüsü and STRATIS.   Panel was attended by AK Party Deputy General Manager Istanbul Deputy Dr. Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Konya Deputy Hüsniye Erdoğan, Trabzon Deputy Ayşe Sula Köseoğlu and Istanbul Deputy Hüseyin Bürge. 

Eker stating that the coup attempt was not just about overthrowing the government or state but the goal was to cause Turkey's fall, marked that FETÖ led by Fethullah Gülen  played the biggest part in coup attempt and continued as follows: “Those who benefit from this attempt and its outcomes, those who wanted this to take place, made efforts for, played a role and contributed in the heinous coup attempt on July 15th.”

"We have a reason to visit Bosnia”

Underlining that they have a reason to visit Bosnia-Herzegovina, Eker expressed the following: “In Turkish culture, when we experience a hardship we share it with our friends. We know that they have sympathy for us. We wish for them to learn from what we experience. Today we are here to inform you, our friends and to share these with you.”

Eker stressed that official and civilian Turkish institutions are currently being purged from FETÖ members, the process proceeds within the legal frame, these individuals must account before the law, and they wish to distinguish the guilty from the innocent.

In reference to ongoing SOE in Turkey, Eker pointed out that SOE is declared not for the nation but for the state, and stated the following: “Walk around any street in any city of Turkey. There is nothing unusual except for the conduct of the government and bureaucracy. Because we need to be fast, alert and act immediately.”

Eker underlined that the code of an organisation active not only in Turkey but in 168 world countries must be broken, and said FETÖ transferred the donations collected in Turkey to lobbyist companies in mainly USA and numerous world countries.

“Turkey says 'No' to oppressors and oppression”

Eker referring to the events in the Middle East, indicated that there are efforts to reshape the region and continued as follows: “In this process of transformation and reshaping, all people in the region are oppressed. Muslims of Middle East are persecuted. Turkey opposed this. Turkey says 'no' to oppressors and oppression. This is the main reason they attempted to stage a military coup in Turkey. This is one of the reasons why a coup attempt took place and terrorist organisations targeted us. Turkey is the symbol of resistance and opposition to oppression.”

Expressing that a country knows friends in the face of hardships just like people and added the following: “We hereby thank Mr. Bakir İzetbegovic and all Bosnian nation who expressed solidarity with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish nation during difficult times. “

"A strong Turkey means a strong Bosnia-Herzegovina”

Bosnian academician and writer Prof. Dr. Dzemaludin Latic marked that had the July 15^th coup attempt not failed, things would get more difficult not only for Turkey but for Bosnia-Herzegovina and all Muslim countries, using the expression “A strong Turkey means a strong Bosnia-Herzegovina and Bosnians.”

Latic addressing the historical ties between people of Turkey and Bosnia, relayed that nearly 15 thousand Bosnians fought in Çanakkale and this is a sign of the strong ties between the two countries.

STRATIS Director and Ambassador Ensar Eminovic who moderated the panel, underlined that the Western press made unfounded and biased news and did not publish the real images of the coup attempt, and spoke as follows: “Turkey will not forget those who stood by them during this tragic night and those who kept silent.”