Response to Turkish Statements on the 2016 Attempted Coup in Turkey

The following press statement was published by the U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs on Feb. 4, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

The United States had no involvement in the 2016 attempted coup in Turkey and promptly condemned it. Recent assertions to the contrary made by senior Turkish officials are wholly false.

These remarks and other unfounded and irresponsible claims of U.S. responsibility for events in Turkey are inconsistent with Turkey’s status as a NATO Ally and strategic partner of the United States.

Source: U.S Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs