The government has arrested hundreds in relation to the coup.
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In a separate case that has strained improving ties between Ankara and Athens, eight Turkish military officers fled by helicopter to Greece after the failed coup of July 15.
Cavusoglu said he had notified Italy of the men’s disappearance and asked for their return to Turkey.
Cavusoglu also said real time communication was also needed between the two countries’ presidents and military officials, suggesting that a hotline should be established. Greek authorities had established that they had left Greece for Italy aboard a ferry on the night of August 6, together with their families. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 10 raids hit the city, wounding at least 70 others.
A shop owner checks his cell phone at the empty Arasta Bazaar, in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. Turkey accuses Gulen of orchestrating the coup.
US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Putin last month to discuss coordinating the two countries’ air strikes against IS militants and their allies.
Erdogan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at St. Petersburg on Tuesday as a sign of renewed relations between the two countries after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter plane that strayed on the borders of Syria and Turkish airspace a year ago.
“Sooner or later the USA will make a choice”.
When asked, a State Department official did not indicate that the US position has changed regarding Gulen’s extradition. “All of the countries in the region must cooperate to bring peace in Syria and fighting against extremism”, Zarif said.
Regarding the current situation in Aleppo, where almost 300,000 residents are stranded and in need of humanitarian assistance, Haq said there have been indications of improvements but the overall conditions are risky.
“This is a very lengthy process”.
Military expert Alexander Golts says, “I think until now they have no clear decision because it’s clear that their interests are colliding in Syria”.
However, Nato responded by saying that Turkey’s membership was not in question and that Ankara could count on its solidarity and support after the coup bid, which has triggered deep purges in the alliance’s second-largest armed forces. The eight are seeking political asylum. “In a case like this, not to extradite him, of course, would mean to prefer Fethullah Gulen’s friendship over Turkey’s friendship”.
But the Nigerian government declined the request, owing to a lack of evidence and proof of the allegation by the Turkish government.
Over 60,000 people within military, judiciary, civil service and education have been dismissed, detained or are now under investigation for suspected links to the Gulen movement.
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Turkey on Saturday criticized a top United Nations human rights official for saying Ankara should stem its “thirst for revenge” after a failed coup attempt and denied people’s rights were being violated in a purge of officials and professional ranks.
