MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Following the unsuccessful coup, the Turkish Interior Ministry sacked close to 9,000 personnel across the country, including members of the armed forces, as well as governors, military advisers, prosecutors and judges.
"The putsch in Turkey helps Erdogan to force his politics and his strategy. It gives him the legitimation to disregard human rights. The putsch was bad for democracy and for the European way to live together," Elisabeth Schneider-Schneiter, who is also a member of the National Council's Foreign Affairs Committee, said.
On Monday, at a joint news conference, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Turkey to respect democracy and human rights in its response to the failed coup.
Almost 300 people were killed and more than 1,400 wounded during the failed coup which saw warplanes fire on key government installations and tanks rolling into Ankara and Istanbul.
