International reaction
US president Barack Obama urged all parties to back the “democratically elected” government.
Officials of the EU – Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker and Federica Mogherini – issued a statement supporting the Turkish government:
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Turkish soldiers, arrested by civilians, are handed to police officers in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Photograph: Selcuk Samiloglu/AP
Steffen Seibert, spokesman for German chancellor Angela Merkel, said on Saturday morning:
The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon said:
US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said:
The new British foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, tweeted:
Boris Johnson
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Very concerned by events unfolding in #Turkey. Our Embassy is monitoring the situation closely. Brits should follow FCO website for advice
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