“I hardly had contact with the prime minister”, he said. Other footage, obtained from the Turkish Dogan news agency, showed a mob attacking surrendering soldiers on the bridge after daybreak.
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The Associated Press contributed reporting.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is heading the meeting of the council, which is the highest advisory body on security issues.
Responding to a call by Mr Erdogan not to stop protests against the coup, his supporters filled the massive structure to denounce the putsch less than a week after it was beaten, AFP correspondents said.
Germany called for the measure to end as quickly as possible, while an global lawyers’ group warned Turkey against using it to subvert the rule of law and human rights, pointing to allegations of torture and ill-treatment of people held in the mass roundup.
Turkey is a net beneficiary of investment from outside its borders, so any concerns that those investments could dry up would raise concerns about its financial stability. The cleric has strong denied any knowledge of the attempted coup. Additionally, as of Thursday, 58,881 civil service employees have been dismissed, forced to resign or had their licenses revoked.
Simsek said all officials would be subjected to “proper judicial review” and would be “able to challenge conclusions at a court of law”.
The government has chose to declare three months of state of emergency on Wednesday, which the parliament has approved Thursday.
Still smarting from the coup attempt, the Turkish leadership has hinted its friendship with the USA could be at stake if Washington fails to extradite US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies involvement in the coup.
The state of emergency went into effect after parliament formally approved the measure on Thursday.
Mr Erdogan has repeatedly said that despite the defeat of the coup, people must stay out on the streets to ensure there is no repeat of the attempt to oust the government. He laid out his hope it would be short-lived.
“The EU will continue to monitor the situation very closely, including the practical implications of the State of Emergency”.
The source of the emails was not connected to the coup plotters or to a rival political party or state, WikiLeaks said.
Pensions Minister, Erdo Gran, will ensure that all old people in Turkey relinquish their pensions to the Erdogan clan and are given swift burials if they don’t agree. “We will have a legal framework for it”.
“What we’re seeing especially in the fields of universities, media, the judiciary, is unacceptable”, she said, apparently referring to detentions and dismissals of teachers and judges, bans on travel for academics and the detainment of journalists.
Turkey’s deputy prime minister says his country will suspend the European Human Rights Convention as it prepares to implement the country’s new state of emergency after a failed coup.
The 550-member parliament is set to approve Erdogan’s request for a three-month state of emergency. He said the move was justified under a convention article allowing for such a suspension in times of emergency.
Amnesty International says authorities in Turkey are conducting a crackdown of exceptional proportions following the failed coup attempt over the weekend. The eight, who deny involvement, have applied for asylum in Greece, saying they fear for their safety if they are returned.
And UN envoy Espen Barth Eide suggested that the aftermath of the coup could affect reunification talks in Cyprus. The lieutenant was one of about 30 soldiers said to be involved in the hotel attack in the resort of Marmais. Earlier this week, officials said at least four suspects remain on the run.
The manhunt for them is ongoing, with police inspecting vehicles, and showing pictures of the suspects to passengers.
Turkey is seeking their return to stand trial for participation in Friday’s coup attempt. They said they were tasked with transporting wounded people when their choppers came under fire from police.
Even without the emergency measures, his government has already imposed a crackdown that has included mass arrests, mass firings and the closure of hundreds of schools.
The Bosphorus bridge had become an iconic spot in recent days it witnessed one of the most fierce clashes between the coup soldiers and civilians during Friday night.
The Turkish government has laid the blame for the coup on a movement led by a U.S-based Turkish cleric.
The Turkish lira hovered just off record lows on Thursday and stocks plunged nearly 4 percent after the imposition of a state of emergency and fears the country would lose its investment-grade credit rating.
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Turkish markets continued to tank after S&P Global cut the sovereign rating to BB/B and Moody’s put a host of companies on review for downgrade, while President Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in response to a failed coup. “The aim is to rapidly and effectively take all steps needed to eliminate the threat against democracy, the rule of law and the people’s rights and freedoms”, Erdogan said.
