PM: 115 Students in Turkey

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday wrote on his Facebook page that he was concerned about the 115 Cambodian students studying at different universities in Turkey where an attempted coup to overthrow the government happened on Friday. “The military coup in Turkey just happened and we don’t know which party won, which party lost. But I’m still concerned about the 115 Cambodian students who are studying in Turkey,” said the prime minister.

“May all my 115 young students be careful by not getting involved in any movement, and do so for your own security,” added the premier. According to the Facebook page of the Turkish embassy in Phnom Penh, the coup in Turkey was an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government. But it was a failure and blocked by pro-government citizens.

“The situation unfolded in Turkey was a coup attempt to overthrow the democratically-elected government. This attempt was foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity. Our president and government are in charge,” wrote the embassy. The embassy added that all of the Turkish Armed Forces were not involved in the coup; it was simply a small number of military officials within the armed forces who must be held responsible for their actions, they said.

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