Turkey's main opposition urges respect for rule of law in coup response

Members of police special forces keep watch from an armored vehicle in front of the Justice Palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said on Monday the reponse to a failed coup attempt must be conducted within the rule of law and that the plotters and those who helped them must be tried in the courts. Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of the failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000. In a statement, the CHP also said the military must not be portrayed as the enemy. (Reporting by Gulsen Solaker; Writing by Nick Tattersall; Editing by Can Sezer)