Erdogan defended the declaration after a meeting with his cabinet and national security council.
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Turkey in 2002 lifted its last state of emergency, which had been imposed in southeastern provinces for the fight against Kurdish militants in 1987.
On Wednesday, Dutch, German and Canadian foreign ministers expressed concern about the scale of the crackdown by Turkish authorities and called on Turkey to respect the rule of law.
He says the extraordinary powers are necessary to protect democracy.
Already, almost 10,000 people have been arrested while hundreds of schools have been closed.
Turkey will follow in the footsteps of France, which also opted out of some of the convention’s aspects during an emergency state implemented in November 2015 after terrorist attacks in Paris killed 130 people.
July 15 attempted coup saw rogue elements of the military attack parliament, the presidential palace and other state institutions and led to the deaths of hundreds of people. However, no officials have commented on when that might take place.
Network of followers Mr Erdogan blames a network of followers of the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for Friday night’s attempted coup, as soldiers commandeered fighter jets, military helicopters and tanks.
But Obama also urged the Turkish president to avoid reducing public confidence in Turkey’s democracy.
“I assure you all that Turkey will not veer from its economic path”.
“The longer the backlash continues, the greater the risk of market stress”, William Jackson, a senior emerging-markets economist at Capital Economics in London, said in an e-mail. “We will stick to our path of financial discipline”.
“Our nation stood up for the state and the state stood up for the people”, he added.
“Turkey has a large armed force, professional armed forces and”.
More than 50,000 people have now been rounded up, suspended or dismissed by the Turkish government as part of its purge of alleged opponents following last week’s failed putsch. We could not have let minority dominate majority.
While US State Secretary John Kerry warns on Turkey’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation membership, Erdoğan’s view is different: “The US embassy in Turkey refuted those expressions”, the Turkish President said, suggesting that at a phone call with US President Barack Obama, he has been told that they are “against the coup and that they support our democratic fight”. “We have taken all the steps necessary to prevent such an event”, he said. What Turkey is facing [is] a bigger threat. Join our Twitter conversation as we talk to world leaders and alternative voices shaping our times.
The government has since cracked down hard on alleged rebel soldiers, formally arresting 99 of 118 detained generals and admirals, and also placing in custody thousands of troops, with some later seen bruised and wounded.
The education ministry launched action to shut 524 schools, for “engaging in acts that threaten the constitutional order”.
Speaking ahead of the vote, CHP lawmaker Ozgur Ozel said the decision would amount to a “civilian coup” against Parliament and was a display of “ingratitude” to all the legislators who had gathered in the assembly Saturday to oppose the coup attempt.
According to a written statement presented to media, Turrkan also admitted being a member of the movement led by Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric living in self-imposed exile in the U.S. whom the government has claimed was behind the plot. Turkey’s defense ministry has also sacked at least 262 military court judges and prosecutors, according to Turkish media reports.
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Ankara says the coup was masterminded by Gulen and the massive crackdown appears to be targeting individuals suspected of any connection to Erdogan’s former-ally-turned-foe.
