Turkey never declared that the United States was behind the July 15 failed coup attempt, believed to have been orchestrated by U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said.
“Turkey officially does not have, and has not declared, such an assumption that American authorities are behind this coup attempt. There is no evidence or clear indication to speak towards that,” Kurtulmuş, who was in New York to hold meetings regarding Gülen, told journalists on Sept. 6, as he has criticized the U.S. for “giving a slow reaction” to the coup attempt.
“The fact that [the] Americans displayed a slow reaction in the wake of the coup attempt caused difficulties for the Turkish people to reconcile this issue with the friendship [between Turkey and the U.S.] And we shared this without reservations [with American officials],” he said.
The U.S. condemned the failed seizure of power a day after it was attempted, which was followed by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit two weeks ago.
“I wish I could have been here earlier,” Biden said during the visit...
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
7/9/16
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“Turkey officially does not have, and has not declared, such an assumption that American authorities are behind this coup attempt. There is no evidence or clear indication to speak towards that,” Kurtulmuş, who was in New York to hold meetings regarding Gülen, told journalists on Sept. 6, as he has criticized the U.S. for “giving a slow reaction” to the coup attempt.
“The fact that [the] Americans displayed a slow reaction in the wake of the coup attempt caused difficulties for the Turkish people to reconcile this issue with the friendship [between Turkey and the U.S.] And we shared this without reservations [with American officials],” he said.
The U.S. condemned the failed seizure of power a day after it was attempted, which was followed by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit two weeks ago.
“I wish I could have been here earlier,” Biden said during the visit...
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
7/9/16
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