Moroccan national Jawad Merroun remembered in Turkey ten years after July 15 events

Merroun was among the 253 people who died during the events and has become an emblematic figure in official Turkish ceremonies, symbolizing the friendship between Morocco and Turkey. To commemorate the anniversary, the Communication Directorate of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey organized an international program from July 15 to 17, bringing together 41 journalists from 21 countries, including Nabila Bakkass from "Le Matin" and Fouad El Yamani from "Assahraa Al Maghribia" representing Morocco. The initiative aimed to help foreign media understand how Turkey preserves the memory of July 15, 2016, through memorial sites, institutions, and testimonies.

The Turkish authorities' objective is to remember the events and present their perspective to foreign observers. The delegation visited significant sites in Ankara and Istanbul, participating in official ceremonies for Democracy and National Unity Day. They toured the Turkish public broadcaster TRT headquarters, where a studio, now called "July 15 Studio," has been preserved as a memorial.

Ahmet Görmez, Deputy Director General of TRT for international services, explained that public media were among the first targets of the coup attempt. The delegation also visited the July 15 Democracy Museum in Ankara's presidential complex, inaugurated in 2021, which uses photographs, videos, docum