Turkey's foreign ministry summoned the ambassadors of 10 countries, including the United States, Germany and France, over a statement calling for the urgent release of jailed businessman Osman Kavala, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday.

The statement, shared by some of the embassies on Monday, called for a just and speedy resolution to Kavala's case, four years after he was jailed, saying the case "cast a shadow over respect for democracy."

The Turkish foreign ministry said it told ambassadors on Tuesday that it rejected the "unacceptable" statement aimed to pressure Turkey's judiciary and also politicize judicial processes.

"It was emphasized that Turkey is a democratic state of law that is respectful towards human rights and they were reminded that the Turkish judiciary would not be affected by such an irresponsible statement," it said.

Responding to the statement on Monday, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Turkey is a democratic and lawful state. "Your recommendation and suggestion cast a shadow on your understanding of law and democracy," he said on Twitter.

Kavala has been in prison since late 2017. The next hearing in the case against him will be held on November 26.