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I had nothing to do with July coup in Turkey

On the night of July 15, Turkey went through the most catastrophic tragedy in its recent history as a result of the attempted military coup. The events of that night could be called a serious terror coup.

Twenty minutes after the military coup attempt surfaced, before the real actors were known, President Erdogan hastily blamed me. As someone who has suffered through four coups in the last 50 years, it is especially insulting to be associated with a coup attempt. I categorically reject such accusations.

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