 The "Al-Monitor" reported that "Unlike Ankara's Western allies, Iran did not wait for the coup's failure to speak up.Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced support for democracy in a Twitter message in the early hours of the unrest, writing "Stability, and democracy in Turkey are paramount".In a subsequent phone call after the failure of the coup attempt, President Hassan Rouhani told Erdoğan the coup attempt was “a test to identify your domestic and foreign friends and enemies.”"

Mustafa Akıncı, President of Northern Cyprus, welcomed the fact that "no community in Turkey ... applauded the coup as they have done in the past."