Pentagon says no US military support for Turkey coup

July 30, 2016 03:52

The Pentagon is flatly rejecting allegations by Turkey's president that the US military was somehow involved in or in any way supported the recent failed coup in that country.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) lashed out at the US yesterday and criticized a senior military commander who had expressed concerns that the coup could have longer-term impact on US relations with the Turkish military. Erdogan says the US was taking sides with coup plotters.

Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook says any suggestion that the U S supported the coup is absurd.

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