Turkey Deputy PM: Attempted military coup 'a nightmare'

It’s a year since Turkey suffered an attempted military coup that Turkish authorities blamed on the US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his network of followers.

Since then, tens of thousands of people have been arrested and dismissed in a nationwide purge but the government has rejected criticism over its response.

Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen has been speaking to Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek.