Turkey disappointed with EU reaction to coup attempt
Turkey has been disappointed with EU reaction to the military coup attempt in the country, Omer Celik, Turkish minister for EU affairs, said, TASS agency reported.
Celik made the remarks following the talks with the foreign ministers of 28 EU countries in the capital of Slovakia September 3.
"We have not seen the expected solidarity from the EU,” he said.
Celik also said that the EU should not expect Turkey to change the country's anti-terrorism legislation.
The minister added that Turkey can discuss new anti-terror commitments as part of the Council of Europe in the future.
“The "one for one" plan for the exchange of migrants between the EU and Turkey is not enough, we need a new mechanism,” he added.
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 had said 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 Turkey on July 20.
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