The coup attempt facing the Republic of Turkey on July 15 resulted in failure because the Turkish citizens took to the streets to resist the coup. A story of “democracy telephone” lies behind the Turkish people’s taking to the streets reluctant to transfer its own will to any power.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reached a private television channel through a video call on the night of the coup attempt and made the following call: “Protect democracy.” Thousands of people who poured into the streets with the President’s phone call played a key role in thwarting the failed coup. Today, people make record price offers from all over the world for the “democracy phone” used by the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to address the public. İbrahim Çağlar, President of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, also said they would like to acquire the democracy phone and exhibit it at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Museum as a symbol of the Turkish people’s protection of democracy.