May calls Erdoğan, praises people's bravery in preventing coup attempt

British Prime Minister Theresa May called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday, condemning the coup attempt led by the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ) and expressing support for the elected government.

According to information received by presidential sources, May said there is no room for coups in democracies and praised both Erdoğan and Turkey's people for rebuffing the coup attempt, citing their courage.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Saturday also condemned the coup attempt while speaking with Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to underline the U.K.'s support for the country's democratically elected government.

The former mayor of London, who became foreign secretary under the new government this week, also called for calm after monitoring the situation through the night. "[We] remain very concerned about what's been going on there," he told broadcasters on Saturday. "The first thing to say obviously is we want to urge calm, the avoidance of any further bloodshed and it is crucial that we support the democratic institutions of Turkey.

"He [Çavuşoğlu] was very grateful for the U.K.'s support at the U.N. and elsewhere," Johnson said.