The head of the Turkish Nationalist Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli made a telephone call to Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Friday and said the attempted coup is not acceptable.
According to a statement form the Turkish Prime Ministry, Bahceli said his party is in solidarity with Turkish Republic.
Later, in a written statement, Bahceli said an attempt at suspending democracy and ignoring the national will is a big mistake against Turkey.
“The price Turkey will pay will be considerably high in the event of a civil war in Turkey. As Turkish people, we need to be distant to all kinds of interventions risking our national unity and integrity,” he said.
In addition, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, said early Saturday that the community should have a unified reaction to every coup attempt.
Speaking to Turkey’s private news channel NTV, Kilicidaroglu took a stand against a military coup attempt. “Community should give joint reaction to every coup attempt,” he said.