Headman Martyr Ali Anar was shot in the head and martyred in Kazan, while trying to block Gülenist putschists on the night of the malicious July 15th coup attempt.
The night of the 15th, Ali put his white shirt on and combed his hair in the mirror as soon as he heard about the events; gathered all of the villagers in great excitement and replied to his neighbors who asked what was going on, “We are going to defend our state.” Running to martyrdom, Ali set off with his son.
“We are here to become martyrs”
Father of six, 35-year-old Anar went to one of the most violent spots, Kazan, with his 15-year-old son. Officers at the Municipality redirected half of the resisting crowd to the airport, and the other half, which included Anar, to the TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industry Incorporation). Reminding others, “We are here to become martyrs,” Anar was shot in his head and martyred by putschist traitors in front of the security gate. Anar tried to keep his son away from conflicts before he was martyred.
Continuously speaking with her husband on the phone, Nuray Anar reported that he was at TAI and he said, “Do not call me anymore,” for the last time. Nuray Anar said, “They went there, but my heart was torn apart, I couldn’t stay put. I called my son, he said, ‘They shot my father in the foot.’ They lied to me so I wouldn’t panic. My heart was torn. I called my brother afterwards and said, ‘I’m sure something is wrong with Ali.’ Then they informed me about his martyrdom.”
“I am proud of my husband”
Martyred while trying to stop FETÖ’s coup attempt, Ali left six children behind, aged between 4 and 15. His 35-year-old wife Nuray said, “My children are aware of everything, so they don’t ask too many questions. I am proud of my husband and of all our martyrs. They gifted this country to us. I am his wife and I feel indebted to him and our martyrs. He would get along with people of all ages, he was a great father and husband. He never let us down. He was so angry about Gülen, he would say, ‘A person who loves his country and his people, lives in his country. Where will my children and grandchildren go, if they do anything to my country? We would be worse than Syria.’ He would talk about our president as, ‘Such a religious leader that is one in a million. And he would struggle.”
The name Martyr Ali Anar was given to an Anatolian high school in Kahramankazan, Ankara where he was martyred. 
