Yasin Naci Ağaroğlu, a senior law school student, who came to Ankara to take a single exam, from his family home in Antalya, was martyred by helicopter fire in front of the General Staff building on the night of July 15th. He was keeping up with the night’s events from his dormitory and went to the General Staff building to react to the coup. Betül Kardıçlı, his elder sister, worried about him during the events, she texted her brother and told him that the events were at a dangerous level and warned him to be careful. Yasin said that everyone was on the street, he had spoken to the police and the troubles were going to be resolved shortly. He texted his sister explaining that the soldiers had been taken down by people blocking the tanks, and asked his family for their prayers. However, shortly after that, his sister and he ceased to communicate. He was martyred after the fire the coup plotters opened from helicopters in front of the General Staff building.
“A Yasin Naci goes, a thousand comes”
Osman Ağaroğlu, who requested his son and all the citizens that died during the coup attempt on July 15th be referred to as a "homeland martyr", and "All hail our many martyrs who sacrificed their lives for our homeland, uniting our nation and for keeping our flag flying; they all were our children." Father Ağaroğlu said, “The funeral is not ours anymore, it belongs to the nation now. I present my gratitude to our nation. As Yasin Naci goes, comes a thousand.”
22-year-old Yasin was one of the high-scoring students at the university entrance exam. He was a senior at Ankara Law School, he planned to take the make-up exam to increase his average score. On the other hand, he was studying Theology at the open university. He graduated after being martyred and his diploma was delivered to his family.
The name Martyr Yasin Naci Ağaroğlu was given to an imam hatip high school in Korkuteli, Antalya and an imam hatip middle school in Ödemiş, İzmir.
