Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that ruling Justice and Development party will always defend principles of democracy against political forces who see themselves as superior to the people’s will, Today’s Zaman reports.

“Governments come to power and step down via elections in democracies. There cannot be a power above the nation's will. Those who see themselves as superior to Parliament and think they have such authority are in great error. If you think that you are in power today, don’t forget that you can lose it tomorrow,” the daily quotes Premier.

Erdogan’s remarks were a response to alleged military coup d’etat named “Sledgehammer.” Referring to the Taraf daily, Zaman reports, “On Wednesday that the coup plan was formulated at a military meeting attended by 162 active duty TSK members, including 29 generals. According to the plan, the military was to systematically foment chaos in society through violent acts that would lead to a military takeover.”