But the president has angrily rejected the criticism, suggesting some in the United States were on the side of the plotters.
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The military council meeting was originally scheduled for the first week of August but was brought forward following the coup attempt.
Turkey’s government has repeatedly said the deadly coup attempt, which martyred at least 246 people and injured more than 2,100 others, was organized by Gulen’s followers.
A senior United States military commander had been quoted by American media as saying that the turmoil in post-coup Turkey could affect its role in the US-led coalition fighting IS jihadists in Syria.
Turkey has undertaken purges of its military and other state institutions following the failed coup, targeting the supporters of US -based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of masterminding the July 15-16 coup attempt.
“We have certainly had relationships with a lot of Turkish leaders – military leaders in particular”, said Votel, the former head of U.S.
He called on Turkey’s regional partners and the global community to take effective measures to prevent the activities of this group in their countries.
Secretary of State John Kerry has said the extradition of Gulen, 75, will be considered if Turkey submits clear evidence of his involvement.
The Pentagon on Friday flatly rejected allegations by Turkey’s president that the US military was somehow involved in or in any way supported the recent failed coup in that country.
Turkish authorities on Friday, July 29, widened their post-coup crackdown to the business sector, detaining 3 top tycoons as part of investigations into the activities of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
“If they (the Americans) ask whether the fight against Daesh (Islamic State) has been weakened due to the army purge, we say that, on the contrary, when the army has been cleansed.it becomes more trustworthy, clean and effective in the fight”, Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters. But what are these gentlemen anxious about? He was alluding to Erdogan’s crackdown in the wake of the failed coup attempt earlier this month.
The comments drew condemnation from Mr Erdogan.
Washington later dismissed the allegations against the general, with White House press secretary Josh Earnest calling them unsubstantiated.
Serdar Kilic, Turkey’s ambassador to Washington, said last week that his country would accept a USA offer to work with the State and Justice departments on an extradition request for the Turkish cleric.
On Thursday, Ankara announced the dishonorable discharge of 1,700 more servicemen. Erdogan has ordered the arrest of 149 generals and admirals – 40 percent of the country’s 358 top officers – which has gutted the leadership of the largely secular military, which differs ideologically from the increasingly Islamist Erdogan.
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Defence Minister Fikri Isik told broadcaster NTV on Friday the shake-up in the military was not yet over, adding that military academies would now be a target of “cleansing”.
