President Barack Obama said Friday that the U.S. government rejects any attempt to overthrow the government in Turkey. He has said the state of emergency will counter threats to Turkish democracy, though critics are urging restraint because they fear the measure will violate basic freedoms. Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said the extradition is “a very legal technical process”.
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When asked about allegations that the USA might have been involved in the coup, Kılıç said, “Given the close relations between Turkey and the United States, I hope not”.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is pledging to overhaul the army in response to last week’s failed coup.
Gulen has a network of schools, both in Turkey and in other countries, including the United States, whose graduates are encouraged to participate in government, political donations and charity organizations.
He was more diplomatic on Turkey-U.S. ties, saying cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State should not be mixed up with Ankara’s demand for the extradition of Fetullah Gulen.
We fervently hope that our government will refuse to give credence to Erdogan’s charges and will, instead, use every diplomatic means to persuade the government of Turkey to turn away from its path toward authoritarian rule. “We have to assess that demand from the standpoint on law, and not according to what the European Union says”, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told broadcaster CNN Turk.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused followers of US -based cleric Fethullah Gulen of mocking the Turkish people.
Rights groups have become inflamed and say that human rights are not being honored in Turkey and the country is thinking about bringing back the death penalty.
Yayla said Erdogan’s risky dance with ISIS – tacitly supporting the terror group and allowing foreign fighters to pass through Turkey on their way to the terrorist army’s caliphate – could combine with the post-coup unrest to threaten the nation’s stability.
Obama, speaking at a news conference, said he told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a call earlier this week that the United States had no prior knowledge of the failed military coup.
Deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday that Turkey would follow the example set by France when it did so following last November’s attacks by Isis militants in Paris.
Obama called on Erdogan to respect the rule of law in responding to those who attempted to overthrow his government. In the latest measures, the government revoked almost 11,000 passports and detained 283 members of the presidential guard, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
President Erdogan, when declaring the state of emergency, stressed, “We never compromised on democracy, and we will not compromise”.
“The state of emergency in Turkey won’t include restrictions on movement, gatherings and free press etc”.
“These people have infiltrated the state organisation in this country and they rebelled against the state”, he added, calling the coup “inhuman” and “immoral”.
Obama’s remarks were his most extensive to date on the July 15 coup attempt in Turkey, a key North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally and partner in the battle against Islamic State.
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Fielding another question, he said that it was not correct that media had been gagged in Turkey as there was very strong opposition media.
