New Delhi: Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation, blamed by Turkey for the failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, has “infiltrated” India, Turkish foreign minister Mev-lut Cavusoglu has said.
Asserting that FETO is a “secretive transnational criminal network” with presence around the world, Mr Cavusoglu said, “Unfortunately, FETO has also infiltrated India through associations and schools.” The minister made this statement in an interview to a news agency after talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj.
MEA says India ‘sensitive’ to Turk concerns
Stating that Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation (FETO), blamed by Turkey for the last month’s failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, has “infiltrated” India, Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, “In all countries where FETO has a presence, we ask them to take immediate actions to remove them from their territories.”
External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup was quoted as saying that the Indian side is “sensitive” to Turkish concerns and Indian security agencies were “looking into” Ankara’s demand for closure of associations connected with FETO which were carrying out illegal activities.
