Obama: US Not Involved in Turkey Coup Attempt

U.S. President Barack Obama said the U.S. had no knowledge of, or involvement in, last week's coup attempt in Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen or his followers of being behind the failed bid to take over the Turkish government July 15. Obama said Friday that any reports that the United States was involved in the planning for the attack are "unequivocally false." He said he told President Erdogan that,...

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