Turkish coup attempt brings thousands onto streets of Berlin, Vienna

Thousands gathered on Saturday in Berlin and Vienna to protest against a coup attempt in Turkey and to show their support to the government that quelled it, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Both Germany and Austria are home to large Turkish communities. Some 3,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Turkish embassy in Berlin […]

Thousands gathered on Saturday in Berlin and Vienna to protest against a coup attempt in Turkey and to show their support to the government that quelled it, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Both Germany and Austria are home to large Turkish communities.

Some 3,000 demonstrators gathered in front of the Turkish embassy in Berlin at night on Friday, waving Turkish flags and wearing T-shirts emblazoned with "Turkiye" (Turkey).

“This is not about politics; this is about the country,’’ one of the participants in Berlin said.

Demonstrators started leaving the gathering when news came that the coup attempt by parts of the army against President Recep Erdogan had failed.

In Vienna, 4,000 Erdogan supporters came together at the Turkish Embassy and marched through the city centre, shouting “Pro-Erdogan’’.

Erdogan’s AKP party has maintained close ties with the expatriate communities in Germany and Austria.