US will help bring Turkey coup plotters to justice, Obama says as both leaders meet on G20 sidelines
The meeting at Hangzhou marks the first time the leaders have met face to face after the July 15 Turkey coup
The United States is committed to bringing the perpetrators of the attempted coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to justice, President Barack Obama said on Sunday.
At talks with Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 summit, Obama said: “We will make sure that those who carried out these activities are brought to justice.”
Tensions between the two Nato allies have risen sharply since the failed coup attempt against Erdogan on July 15, with Ankara launching a wide-ranging crackdown and demanding that the US extradite Gulen.
An exiled former imam living in the eastern state of Pennsylvania, Gulen strongly denies any involvement with the bid to overthrow Erdogan.
The dispute has soured public perceptions of the United States in Turkey and risks undermining a deep security relationship.