Turkey’s president has blasted remarks by top United States general, Joseph Votel, in the wake of the failed coup, accusing him of being “on the side of the plotters.”
Gen. Votel, head of U.S Central Command, said jailing some military leaders could damage Turkish-American military co-operation, the BBC reports.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Gen. Votel should thank Turkey for securing democracy.
The interior minister said on Friday 18,000 people had so far been detained.
Gen. Votel had said on Thursday: “We have certainly had relationships with a lot of Turkish leaders – military leaders in particular. I am concerned about what the impact is on those relationships as we continue.”
President Erdogan said on Friday: “It’s not up to you to make that decision. Who are you? Know your place! You are taking the side of coup plotters instead of thanking this state for defeating the coup attempt.”
He added: “They [the critics] say, ‘We worry for [Turkey’s] future’. But what are these gentlemen worried about? Whether the numbers of detained and arrested will increase? If they are guilty, they will increase.”
Mr. Erdogan also said: “My people know who is behind this scheme; they know who the superior intelligence behind it is, and with these statements you are revealing yourselves, you are giving yourselves away.”
Replying on Friday after President Erdogan’s comments, Gen. Votel said any reports that he was involved in the coup were “unfortunate and completely inaccurate.”
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