Gülen followers pilot who shot down a Russian plane took part in the coup

One of the participants state coup in Turkey was the pilot who shot down a Russian plane Su-24, said the mayor of Ankara, Melih Gökçek.According to the mayor, the pilot was a member of the clergy Fetullaha Gulen.The activities of this organization official Ankara as the "parallel state". Earlier, President Erdogan accused Gulen's supporters to organize the rebellion.

The very organization based in the United States rejects these accusations and Gulen personally condemned the coup.

- It is the 'parallel state' spoiled our relations with Russia. It was an incident in which he took part one of the pilots from the organization. He was one of the participants in the coup. So far we have not published, we kept the information to himself. But I, Melih Gökçek, I say that our relations with Russia ruined just these rascals - the mayor said on CNN Turk.

• 16 Jul, 2016
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