The denouncing of ordinary people as terrorists and coup plotters for taking part in a peaceful march, even if they were not carrying any political symbols or slogans, did not find much of an echo, even within the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti). In the end, before departing for the G20 summit in Hamburg, President Erdoğan said that if the march and the July 9 rally conclude peacefully there would be no intervention from the security forces.