They applauded  the unprecedented unity across the Turkish political spectrum in standing against the attempted military overthrow.

However, they offered no evidence supporting  government blaming a religious organisation for the action.

Aubebekir Salim of the South Africa and Turkey Friendship Initiiative says the NGO’s are merely repeating charges made by the government and offer none of their own opinions.

Their statement quotes chief of Turkey’s armed forces Hulusi Akar refusing a request by the putschists to speak to exiled religious leader Fetullah Gulen.

Gulen supported Presdident Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rise to the presidency.

However they fell out when Gulen uncovered alleged fraud in Erdogan’s government.

Erdogan now alleges Gulen planned the failed coup.

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