Turkish envoy thanks Azerbaijan’s president, people for support UPDATE
Declaring a state of emergency in Turkey will make it possible to speed up the process of cleansing the country from terrorists.
Turkey’s ambassador to Azerbaijan Ismayil Alper Coskun made the remarks during a press conference in Baku on July 21 commenting on the activities of Turkish leadership for preventing the consequences of the July 15 coup attempt.
The ambassador expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani people and the country’s President Ilham Aliyev for the support to Turkey during this hard period.
Coskun said that seeing false information in media, he considered it necessary to hold this press conference.
Taking into account the attitude of 80 million people to the developments which were started by a small group in Turkish armed forces, the solidarity of citizens, support to political parties, constant presence of the elected Turkish government on its post, it can be said that July 15 became a democracy holiday, added the diplomat.
At least 246 people, including members of the security forces and civilians, were martyred during the failed putsch, and over 1,500 others were wounded as they protested it. Turkey's government has said the attempted coup was organized by Fethullah Gulen.
Azerbaijani citizens will travel to Turkey as before and the state of emergency declared in Turkey won’t constrain the freedom of Turkish or foreign citizens, and won’t create any obstacles to their travels, said Coskun.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey July 20 in accordance with the Article 120 of the Constitution in order to eliminate all factors of the terrorist organization that earlier attempted to stage a military coup in the country.
The ambassador went on to say that Azerbaijan will always be an ally of Turkey. "We believe in this,” said the ambassador.
Coskun pointed out that terrorists pose a threat both to Turkey and to the countries where they live.
“We share information with Azerbaijan on this matter and we believe that Azerbaijan will also take necessary measures,” said the diplomat.
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