Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking at the UN General Assembly in NY, called on world leaders to take measures against a US-based cleric’s “terrorist network” that he said threatened their security.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday demanded worldwide action against the US-exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom he accuses of orchestrating an aborted coup d’etat against him.
Erdogan has pressed the United States to extradite Gulen.
The US and Turkey are North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies, and that’s why the US should extradite Gulen, who is directly involved in the military coup attempt in Turkey, the country’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, the Yenisafak newspaper reported.
“It should not be forgotten that the coup attempt in Turkey was aimed at world democracy as well”, he said.
Turkey’s president has asked the United Nations to act against a US-based cleric he claims was behind the coup.
He said the failure of the USA authorities to comply with the demands of Ankara regarding the extradition of Gulen disappointed Turkey.
The government of President Barack Obama is studying a military plan to arm directly the Syrian Kurdish fighters fighting the Islamic State (ISIS), a major policy shift that could accelerate the offensive against the terrorist group and intensify tensions significantly between Turkey and Washington, according to the Times.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses the U.N. General Assembly.
Turkey’s government has repeatedly said the deadly plot, which martyred at least 246 people and injured more than 2,000 others, was organized by followers of USA -based preacher Fethullah Gulen. “I take pride in my nation as my nation defeated this heinous coup attempt by risking their lives”, added the Turkish president. The rebels used 35 planes, 37 helicopters, 246 tanks and three vessels during the military coup attempt in Turkey.
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Recently he said that the state of emergency may be prolonged due to the fight with Gulen movement.
