Failed coup

Washington 'Counted on Military Coup in Turkey to Succeed'

If the United States was aware that some in the military were planning to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, they did not alert Turkish authorities because Washington wanted the coup to succeed, expert on strategic studies at the LUISS Guido Carli University Germano Dottori told RIA Novosti.

"The main question is not who was behind the coup in Turkey or whether Fethullah Gülen, who lives in the US, was linked to it. What we need to understand is why the US did not prevent the coup from taking place if they were aware that some in the military were [planning to overthrow Erdogan]? I think that the Americans did not interfere because they hoped that the coup would be successful," he said.