“Turkish government continues to detain those whom Erdogan sees at critical and are thus labeled as terrorists. Just this May over 200 were fired from the Foreign Ministry and detentions,” a Professor of Political Science told ILNA news agency.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the recent failed coup in Turkey, reiterating that Iran would stand by Turkish nation and legitimate government.
Turkey purged its police on Monday after rounding up thousands of soldiers in the wake of a failed military coup, and said it could reconsider its friendship with the United States unless Washington hands over a cleric Ankara blames for the putsch; Reuters reported.
All flights from Iran to Turkey were suspended following political crisis there, Deputy Director of Administrative Affairs in Tehran Imam Khomeini Airport City (IKAC) Kourosh Fatahi announced early on Saturday.
