Adil Ökzüz

US Embassy confirms call to key coup attempt figure in line with cooperation with Turkish officials

The United States Embassy to Turkey has confirmed the occurrence of a call from the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to a phone belonging to fugitive coup attempt suspect Adil Öksüz on July 21, 2016, as stated in an indictment prepared by a Turkish court. The embassy said the call was part of law enforcement cooperation with Turkish officials to stop Öksüz from fleeing the country. 

Key coup attempt figure 'phoned by number registered to US consulate': Claim

A prosecutor's office in Ankara has reportedly claimed in an indictment that a phone call was made by a mobile phone registered under the name of the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to Adil Ökzüz, a suspected leader of the July 2016 coup, six days after the uprising.