There had been fears that the two attaches could be in Greece and could lodge claims for political asylum.
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Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, said Turkey and Russian Federation – who are backing opposing sides in Syria – set up committees to discuss the war torn countries and the first sessions are to take place this week.
“Whether or not the anti-Americanism in Turkey will continue is also dependant on this”, Yildirim said.
According to CBC News, foreign affairs analyst Tony Brenton said that the West should not be surprised with the steps taken by the two countries as global relations remain to be “a pretty pragmatic business”. However, he is accused of being a follower of the exiled preacher Fethullah Gulen who is accused by the Turkish government of being behind the July 15 attempted coup.
“If a tenth of the accusations levelled at me are proven I will return to Turkey to face the stiffest punishment”, Gulen, 75, added.
“We have been in contact with the countries where they fled and are working on their extradition”, he said.
Turkey nearly immediately increased pressure for the extradition from the United States of Gulen, a former ally of Erdogan who runs an influential network of global schools outside Turkey. Another 5,685 are still in custody, the official said.
USA officials told Reuters this week that a Turkish military officer on a US -based assignment for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is also seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled by the government.
He repeated, however, Turkey’s demand that the USA extradite Gulen.
Cavusoglu said Turkey had sent documents to the United States and had received positive signals about the case, without giving any details. That has chilled relations with Washington and the European Union, bringing repeated Turkish warnings about an EU deal to stem the flow of migrants.
A group of Turkish citizens on Thursday held a solidarity march for President Recep Erdogan. Erdogan went on to say that the USA was “in a position to make a choice” over the issue, Anadolu reported.
The state-run Anadolu Agency said an arrest warrant was issued for Sukur late Thursday, accusing him of “membership in an armed terror organization”.
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Earlier this week, media reports said the pair had gone missing.
