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Coup attempt brought all Turkish political parties together – ruling party

Türkiye Materials 26 July 2016 16:34 (UTC +04:00)
The attempted military coup brought together all political parties in Turkey.
Coup attempt brought all Turkish political parties together – ruling party

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 26

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

The attempted military coup brought together all political parties in Turkey, said Deputy Chairman of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Cevdet Yilmaz, TRT Haber news channel reported July 26.

Yilmaz said all political parties proved their commitment to democracy.

He added that currently, there is normal atmosphere for political dialogue in Turkey.

On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.

However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.

Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in the country on July 20.

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