“The coup attempt failed because people were not supporting the militants,” – said Ufuk Uras, former MP and founder of the Greens political party and the Leftist political party of Turkey, in an interview with Aravot.am, referring to the coup attempt in Turkey. In an interview with us, he expressed hope that Turkey will be able to restore democratic standards, “Erdoğan has taken up the control in his hands and calls on the people to defend the democracy from anti-democratic attempts.
All the political parties in the Turkish parliament issued a statement with which they defend the democracy. Despite the fact that the soldiers are in prison, there are still some risks. There is a tradition of such actions here. But it is the first time that the Mejlis is attacked, and the media has defended the democratic regime. Some groups have tried to overcome the AKP-led government out of the boundaries of democracy but it is nonsense. Our political party of Greens and Leftists has announced as a principle that we defend democracy from such fascist attempts.”
Ami CHICHAKYAN
