Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 5
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The EU is unwilling to delve into essence of Turkey’s fight against the movement of Fethullah Gulen, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in an interview with TGRT TV channel.
He said that Turkey tries in every possible way to explain the danger the Gulen movement poses for the country, but in vain.
“The EU believes it can criticize Turkey and perceives all Ankara’s replies as an ultimatum,” Cavusoglu said.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.
However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.
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