ANKARA: The European Union expressed “concern” Thursday over Turkey’s decision to impose a state of emergency following the attempted coup, and urged the country to respect human rights and the rule of law.

Turkey earlier imposed a three-month state of emergency, strengthening state powers to round up suspects behind the failed military coup and suspending a key European rights convention.

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