Coup attempt was foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity - Embassy

The situation which unfolded in Turkey was a coup attempt to overthrow the democratically-elected government, said Turkish embassy in Azerbaijan on Saturday.

"This attempt was foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity. Our President and Government are in charge. Turkish Armed Forces was not involved in the coup attempt in its entirety. It was conducted by a clique within the Armed Forces and received a well-deserved response from our nation"- said in message.

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