(MENAFN- Morocco World News) After Turkish President Recep Tayeb Erdogan appeared on Turkish television network CNNTurk via FaceTime last Friday night calling upon Turkish citizens to stand against the coup attempt to overthrow him from the presidency of Turkey, thousands of Turkish citizens and others from different nations, including members of the Moroccan diaspora, took streets together to stand against the dissidents.
Moroccans had an experience that they will never forget. Some of them have never witnessed horrific scenes like tanks rolling through the streets or fighter aircrafts hovering in the sky throughout night of the attempted coup d'etat. In an interview with Morocco World News, Mohamed Assam, a 23-year-old Moroccan translator based in Turkey, said: 'It's normal to participate. How can we accept a coup d'etat over a government that was legally elected we've seen what the military does in Egypt. During my stay in Turkey, the Turks have told me about the chaotic aftermaths of coup d'etats. When I came to Turkey in 2010, Turks welcomed me [as an integral part of their community].' 'I did not participate myself [in the resistance] owing to some particular conditions, but the Turks were happy when they saw themselves alongside foreigners [who support them in the demonstration]; they say that Turks and foreigners are one nation,' Assam added. KhairAllah Khalid, a young Moroccan who studies International Business in Istanbul, posted a photo on his Facebook account on Saturday showing the Moroccan flag next to a tank to indicate his support for Erdogan. Speaking to Alyaoum 24, Khalid said, 'We went out to protest alongside the Turks after we received text messages from the Turkish government, calling on all people from different walk of life and nations to protect the people's will. We agreed on the decision to take streets as the Turks to chant [supportive slogans pro-Erdogan] against the coup d'etat.' Mohamed Izoudouten, a Moroccan journalist at the Huffington Post, posted on his Facebook account at last Friday night that he was living a night that would never forget. When the coup d'etat was been declared, Izoudouten was hanging around the streets of Istanbul. He could not return neither to his workplace nor to his home due to the overcrowded street of Istanbul by pro-Erdogan demonstrators. Yesterday, Izoudouten posted another post describing his experience feeling mixed fear and joy: 'For the first time I feel happy, because I lived moments of fear and loss in the face of the unknown for hours, but smiled over all of it.' Edited by Bryn Miller Please follow and like us: