BERLIN, July 16 (APP/AFP): Germany said democratic institutions in Turkey “must be respected”, as a military coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was under way, the spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday. “The democratic order must be respected,” Steffen Seibert tweeted. “Everything must be done to protect human lives,” he added.
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‘Democratic order must be respected’ in Turkey: Merkel spokesman
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Moscow calls on Turkey to avoid all ‘bloodshed’
MOSCOW, July 16 (APP/AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Turkey to avoid all “bloodshed” as troops were on the streets of the country’s major cities Friday amid reports of an attempted coup by the military. In a joint press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Lavrov said that “problems in […]
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Plane carrying Erdogan set to land at Istanbul airport: presidential source
ANKARA, July 16 (APP/AFP) – A place carrying Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was about to land at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport Saturday after a military coup attempt to bring down his government, a presidential source said. A group of soldiers also entered the Istanbul premises of Turkey’s private media group Dogan Media, its CNN-Turk channel […]
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EU chiefs urge ‘swift return’ to constitution in Turkey
BRUSSELS, July 16 (APP/AFP) – EU chiefs Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker on Saturday backed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and urged a “swift return” to normal after a coup attempt. “Turkey is a key partner for the European Union. The EU fully supports the democratically elected government, the institutions of the country and […]
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World powers urge ‘stability’ in Turkey
ANKARA, July 16 (APP/AFP) – World leaders urged “respect for democratic institutions” in key NATO member and European neighbour Turkey as parts of the military launched a coup attempt late Friday against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that saw violence erupt in Istanbul. The United States, Russia, NATO and the European Union appealed for stability, with […]
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Obama briefed on situation in Turkey
WASHINGTON, July 15 (APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama has been briefed by aides on events in Turkey, the White House said Friday, as a shock military coup attempt was underway. “The president’s national security team has apprised him of the unfolding situation in Turkey,” said National Security Council spokesman Ned Price. “The president will […]