A big victory for democracy and Turkish people

Democracy and people have won in Turkey with the defeat of the coup attempt. World leaders have unequivocally condemned the attempted military coup.Qatar expressed its “strong denunciation of the coup attempt, lawlessness and violation of the constitutional legitimacy in the Republic of Turkey”. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani telephoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to express all support for measures taken by the government to maintain stability in the country.Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement, stressed “Qatar’s solidarity with the fraternal Republic of Turkey in all the legal measures the legitimate Turkish government takes to maintain the security and stability of Turkey and its fraternal people”. The statement called for “the need to preserve the constitutional legitimacy, respect for the will of the Turkish people, reject violence, and not to take any step that would undermine security and stability in the fraternal Republic of Turkey”.In his phone call to President Erdogan, HH the Emir congratulated him on the support of the brotherly Turkish people to their leadership against the failed military coup attempt.The Emir expressed his “extreme condemnation and denouncement for this failed attempt and renewed the support of Qatar, its leadership and people and its solidarity with the brotherly Republic of Turkey in all actions taken to protect the constitutional legitimacy, law implementation, maintain security and stability and protect its people’s gains”.Qatar and Turkey enjoy excellent relations and share a vision of a peaceful and prosperous Middle East. HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, in a phone call with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu,reiterated Qatar’s solidarity with Turkey “in all the legal measures the legitimate government takes to maintain the security and stability of the country and its fraternal people in the wake of the military coup attempt”. The Turkish foreign minister thanked Qatar for its supportive stance towards his country.Other Middle East countries also welcomed the victory of the elected government in Turkey.GCC secretary-general Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani said that member states welcomed the return of normality in Turkey under the leadership of President Erdogan’s elected government, within the framework of constitutional legitimacy and the will of the people.The Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), expressing its support for the elected government under Erdogan, reiterated its “rejection of any attempt to destabilise Turkey, the security and stability of which is the mainstay of security and stability in the region and the Muslim world”.Turkish forces crushed the attempted coup after people answered President Erdogan’s call to take to the streets in support of the government and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks.The Turkish people have come out victorious in the battle against ant-democratic forces. But they still need to remain vigilant.Qatar and Turkey enjoy excellent relations and share a vision of a peaceful and prosperous Middle East