Where will those expelled appeal?

One of the topics discussed at the cabinet meeting presided over by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was those who have been expelled from public work within the context of the fight against the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ). Interestingly, this topic was brought up by the president, who, as a matter of fact, was the very person whose hotel was raided by putschists trying to kill him. 

Imagine you are the president of your country but that night you board a plane with your wife, your children and your grandchildren and fly toward a mystery. It is a tough sentiment. 

Back to the night of the attempted coup, the night of July 15; I would like to share an anecdote. The venue is the Black Sea town of Trabzon's Dernekpazarı district. When local people saw that tanks were on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, they gathered in the town square. Television channels reported that Erdoğan's jet was in the air. 

One of the persons sitting in a chair watching the news was the father of Energy Minister Berat Albayrak, journalist/writer Sadık Albayrak. Right next to him was former minister Eyüp Aşık. The latter tuned to Albayrak at one point and said, "Your in-laws, your son, your daughter-in-law and your grandchildren are on that plane. How come you are so calm?" Albayrak answered, "It is destiny, whatever happens." 

The folks in Dernekpazarı stayed up all night in the town square. The municipality bought fresh bread from the bakery in the morning and distributed it with halva and grapes. Later when they went to the bakery to pay for the bread, the owner responded, "How can I charge you for this bread?" He did not accept any payment that day. 

At the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Central Executive Board (MYK) meeting...