Greece supports "constitutional order" in Turkey: FM

Greece supports a "constitutional order" in Turkey, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias said on Saturday following a military coup attempt on Friday in the Middle Eastern country.

The remarks were made by Kotzias during a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, after a sweeping coup in Turkey, which has reportedly killed at least 194 people and wounded over 1,100 others so far.

"Greece condemns any coup attempt and supports Turkish people's struggle for democracy and the safeguarding of constitutional order," said the Greek official, according to a foreign ministry press release.

Greek national news agency AMNA quoted government sources as saying that Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are expected to contact their Turkish counterparts, respectively, later on Saturday.

"The government and people of Greece are following the ongoing situation in Turkey and support democracy and constitutional order," Tsipras tweeted on Saturday.

Athens has been closely following the situation in Turkey since the attempted coup broke out on Friday evening. Greece's cabinet ministers and high-ranking military officials held emergency meetings to assess the development in Turkey.

Kotzias, who was in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator for the the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit, cut short his visit to the country and flew back to Athens.

The Greek Foreign Ministry said so far no Greek nationals have been reported among the casualties.

Aegean Airlines, the largest Greek airline, has announced canceling flights to and from Istanbul. Endi