Turkish foreign minister, US top diplomat discuss ties
'We discussed FETO [Fetullah Terrorist Organization] head Fetullah Gulen's presence in the U.S. and the weapons that [were provided by the U.S.] to the YPG terrorist organization,' Cavusoglu told a local channel Dim TV in Alanya district of southern Antalya province.
Turkish government considers the PYD/YPG to be the Syrian offshoot of the PKK, a designated terrorist organization by Turkey and the U.S.
However, the U.S. does not view the PYD/YPG as a terrorist group, instead it relies on the group extensively in the battle against Daesh in northern Syria. The PYD/YPG-backed SDF group have been Washington's principal partner in the anti-Daesh fight.
FETO and its U.S.-based leader Gulen orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016, which left 250 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured.
Ankara accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.
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