July 15 Coup Attempt Hakan Yorulmaz

Hakan Yorulmaz

Martyr Hakan Yorulmaz was born on Monday July 15, 1988. The July 15th coup attempt happened to land on Hakan Yorulmaz’s birthday. The martyr’s dream was to be an inspector.

Martyr Hakan Yorulmaz worked as a clerk in the Gölbaşı Special Operations Department Office. Yorulmaz left his job at 7:00 PM on July 15th and got called back to work. His mother tried to convince him to not go but was unsuccessful.

As Martyr Yorulmaz arrived back at work, department supervisors started sending people to TRT and the General Staff Headquarters.

Yorulmaz called his fiancée Gülhan Aygün after the explosions started and said, “There are no explosions. They are shooting at the building.” After the first explosion, he consoled his fiancée saying “There won’t be any fights anymore. Everything is going to be alright.” However, he died a martyr’s death in the second attack by FETÖ members in Gölbaşı. Aygün talked with her fiancée for the last time at 11:30 PM.

After receiving the news of his martyrdom, Yorulmaz’s family found his body in the Gölbaşı Morgue. His commissioner covered Yorulmaz body to protect him from the explosion. Thanks to the commissioner, Yorulmaz's body was delivered to his family in one piece. The body of the martyr was sent to his hometown Kırıkkale, after his funeral in Ankara and was buried in the Kırıkkale Martyrs’ Graveyard.

“Death is inevitable in this profession”

Hakan Yorulmaz was born in Kırıkkale on July 15 1988. He was martyred by traitors on his 28th birthday. Yorulmaz was accepted to study in the Business Faculty in Çankırı but preferred the Police School in Samsun. He, then, started working in Siirt after choosing the Special Operations Police job. Yorulmaz was transferred to Ankara after his spell of 4 years in Siirt and worked in Gölbaşı for 3 years. Martyr Hakan Yorulmaz expected martyrdom saying, “Death is inevitable in this profession.”

His fiancée will fulfill his dreams

Gülhan Aygün, whom the martyr was going to marry if the coup attempt had not happened, graduated from political science and cinema-television. Aygün said she gave up on her career plans and will dedicate her life to fulfilling her fiancée's dreams. She said she will do everything she can for Yorulmaz’s brother to have a job and buy a house for his father. Aygün applied to work for the Special Operations Department just as her fiancée had.

The name of Martyr Hakan Yorulmaz was given to a Sports High School in Kırıkkale.

Second bombing of the Special Operations Department
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Second bombing of the Special Operations Department
Yeni Şafak
Putschists targeted the Gölbaşı Department of Special Operations twice. Seventeen police were martyred in the first bombing, and 25 in the second bombing.

Professions of those killed
Professions of those killed
Of the 248 citizens killed in the coup attempt, 70 were soldiers and policemen. The 171 martyrs who came to the streets to repel the coup were civilian citizens of different professions.

Ankara's July 15 Martyrs
Ankara's July 15 Martyrs

The bombing of Gölbaşı Special Forces
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In the two attacks of the putschists, 47 police were martryed.

In the two attacks of the putschists, 47 police were martryed.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

Of the targets of the putschists in Ankara, Gölbaşı Special Forces received the most casualties.

Of the targets of the putschists in Ankara, Gölbaşı Special Forces received the most casualties.

When the coup attempt emerged, all police officers of the Ankara Police Department were called to duty.

When the coup attempt emerged, all police officers of the Ankara Police Department were called to duty.

The Ankara Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was bombed twice by putschist pilots on the night of July 15.

The Ankara Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was bombed twice by putschist pilots on the night of July 15.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The police were shot with F-16s at the control of treacherous submersibles while preparing to go to the operation of the building like General Staff and General Command of Gendarmerie.

The police were shot with F-16s at the control of treacherous submersibles while preparing to go to the operation of the building like General Staff and General Command of Gendarmerie.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

Hundreds of police were gathered at the Gölbaşı Special Operations Center.

Hundreds of police were gathered at the Gölbaşı Special Operations Center.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The damage to the Gölbaşı Special Forces Education Center was unveiled with the first light of day.

The bombing, which killed 47 police officers, was captured by a citizen.

The bombing, which killed 47 police officers, was captured by a citizen.

The bombing of Gölbaşı Special Forces
The Police Special Forces Education Center in Gölbaşı, Ankara was bombed by aircraft on orders from Col. Ahmet Tosun. Seventeen police officers were martyred in the airstrikes. The pilots who conducted the airstrikes were Mehmet Çetin Kaplan and Ertan Koral.