Interior Minister Soylu, middle, claims that EU was also enthusiastic over the coup attempt of 2016 [Murad Sezer/Reuters]
US State Department calls the accusation by Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu ‘unfounded and irresponsible’.
Turkey’s interior minister has accused the United States of being behind a 2016 failed coup that Ankara has blamed on a US-based Muslim preacher and businessman, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported, at a time when Turkey is seeking improved ties with its NATO ally.
In a prompt response to the comments on Thursday, the US State Department said the accusation was “wholly false”.
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Update #1: Turkish minister says U.S. behind 2016 failed coup: Hurriyet (Reuters)
Update #2: Interior Minister Soylu claims US behind coup attempt in Turkey (Daily Sabah)
WNU Editor: The US has rejected these claims .... US rejects Turkish minister's claim it was behind 2016 coup attempt (Middle East Eye). More here .... U.S. rejects Turkish minister's statement that U.S. was behind 2016 coup attempt (Reuters).
