Turkey’s foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Russian Federation, unlike other countries, had shown “unconditional support” after the coup attempt.
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In addition, al-Abda said he hoped Erdogan would ask Russian Federation to stop targeting civilians and resort to a political process, which he said would allow Syrian people to decide their own fate.
Almost 70,000 people in the military, judiciary, civil service and education system have been detained, suspended or placed under investigation following the July 15 coup attempt, prompting fears that Erdogan is using the event to crack down on dissent.
Turkey on Tuesday warned the U.S. against sacrificing relations between the two nations for the sake of Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara blames for the July 15 failed coup.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who could visit Turkey in late August according to Ankara, said just days after the coup attempt that Turkey must present “genuine evidence” and “not allegations” against Gulen for his extradition.
The issue has soured relations, with members of the government implying the US could have been behind the coup – leading American officials have publicly denied that.
“Turkey’s attempt to restore ties to Russian Federation was driven by desperation”, said Fadi Hakura, Turkey specialist at the Chatham House think tank in London. That’s a position Dion recently echoed when he revealed the government has rebuffed Turkish requests both before the coup and after to provide unspecified information on Gulen movement’s activities in Canada.
However, the reciprocal visa-free access has been delayed due to a dispute over Turkish anti-terrorism legislation and concern in the West about the scale of Ankara’s crackdown following a failed coup. Another 7,668 people are under investigation but have not been detained, he said.
Markus Ederer, state secretary in the German foreign ministry, told reporters that he told Turkish officials during a visit on Monday that Germany took the attempted coup seriously.
Weingarten said the mass detainment in Turkey shows that Gulen wouldn’t get a fair trial if he were extradited.
Putin was among the first word leaders to voice his support for Erdogan after the coup attempt, Turkish officials reported.
He said:”I have no doubt that US officials will review their stance”.
“I can confidently say that there is no longer a threat of (another) coup”, Kurtulmus said. “But this organization will continue.to take action to harm Turkey”.
“That terrorist head will come to Turkey and be brought to account”.
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“Whereas all the Europeans asked me: why are so many soldiers detained, why have so many civil servants been dismissed?” The ban was imposed soon after the coup attempt to allow authorities to investigate officials’ possible links to the Gulen movement.
