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Speaking to his Tunisian counterpart on Aug. 2, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed the importance of peace and stability in the country, said Turkish diplomatic sources.

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Turkey's president and his Algerian counterpart spoke on the phone on July 30, according to a statement by Turkey's Communications Directorate.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Algeria's Abdelmadjid Tebboune discussed regional matters, especially Turkish-Algerian relations and developments in Tunisia, said the directorate statement.

Tunisia lurched further into political uncertainty on July 28 as President Kais Saied dismissed more officials, days after he suspended parliament and assumed executive powers in what opponents labelled a coup.

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The Turkish foreign minister expressed on July 27 Turkey's support to the Tunisian people following Sunday's coup attempt.

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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held a phone conversation with his Tunisian counterpart Othman Jerandi, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the defense minister on July 26, a day after ousting the prime minister and suspending parliament, plunging the young democracy into a constitutional crisis in the midst of a pandemic.