Rubble and debris in parliament building show real extent of coup violence, says German ambassador


Germany's ambassador to Ankara, Martin Erdmann paid a visit on Friday to the Turkish parliament building in the capital which was blasted in the July 15 coup attack that left Prime Minister Yıldırım's office in ruins.

Erdmann said he saw the real destruction left behind the violent bombing attacks on the parliament with his own eyes.

"The extent of the [Gülenist coup] violence was there for all to see," he said.

Erdmann was accompanied by AK Party Istanbul deputy and chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Human Rights Investigation Commission Mustafa Yeneroğlu.

The photos from Erdmann's visit were shared by @AlmanyaBE the official Turkish Twitter account of the German Embassy with these captions:

"Visiting AK Party Deputy Yeneroğlu's office in parliament, Erdmann got the chance to see and examine the damage to the building in person."

"The fact that a solid structure like the Turkish Parliament Building was destroyed by F-16 war planes in this way…

..shows the real extent of the violence of the coup attempt, which thankfully failed."

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