Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey would delay extraditing criminals back to the United States as long as U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed for Turkey’s failed coup in July, is not returned to Turkey.
Erdogan on Wednesday also took aim at U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, calling her a “political novice” for suggesting that she would consider providing arms to support to Syrian Kurdish militia, which Turkey considers to be a terror group.
Turkey is frustrated by what it sees as U.S. reluctance to extradite Gulen. The cleric denies involvement in the coup while U.S. officials want Turkey to allow the legal process to take its course.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Hope this would not be conveyed as a Russian connection.the way she is going we will have Cold War once again.
Both Obama and Clinton does not have the guts to call on Putin directly to confront the Cyber leaks. Fear they will be proved wrong.
You are 100% right.
The wannabe Caliph, Erdogan, and wannabe President Hillary are cut from the same cloth. Both are power hungry demagogues who will stop at nothing to achieve their objectives. Both are vile and cunning and aquiring wealth is their primary goal in life. Erdogan has built himself a multi-billion dollar residence and is making sure any oil profits from Syria and Iraq come his way by placing his son in charge of his oil “ministry.” Erdogan and the Turkish government have been funding and training ISIS for many years (another tie-in to HRC who also aided and abetted them as Sec. of State). The radical Muslims who arose from the Libyan debacle are now in Syria and Iraq fighting against us. And, all were funnelled through Turkey with Erdogan’s blessing.
Turkey is slowly transforming from a secular to a fundamentalist Islamic state. Historically, since the days of Ataturk, the military was the watchdog which prevented this. With any indication of such a “tilt,” the military would lead a coup, overthrowing the regime and re-establishing the country’s secular identity. Over the years, Erdogan has removed all generals (and judges) who would have led such actions against him. Then, to solidify his position, he staged the famous coup he is blaming on Gulen. How in heaven’s name could he have come up with 6,000 conspiritors on the day following the “coup” if they had not been previously vetted. Erdogan is for Erdogan and Turkey be damned. (Hillary for Hillary – – – – (fill in the blanks)).
As Trump would say, the whole thing was rigged.
Erdogan and Hillary have a lot in common and both should be eliminated from any position of power.
I SO AGREE WITH YOU AS DOES ALL AMERICANS
Hillary can justifiably be called many things. None of them good or flattering but political novice is not one of them.