EU, US urge Turkey to respect rule of law

[WorldNews]

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The United States and European Union call on Turkey to respect the rule of law in the crackdown following the attempted coup, US Secretary of State John Kerry said during a visit to Brussels on Monday. "We firmly urge the government of Turkey to maintain calm and stability throughout the country," Kerry told a news conference with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini after talks with EU foreign ministers. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has detained more than 7,000 people and dismissed nearly 9,000 officials in a huge crackdown following the failed coup.

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