The US Consulate in Istanbul has confirmed that a phone call to a suspected key orchestrator of the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey was made in order to inform him about his US visa cancellation, a statement published on the embassy's website says.
The Wednesday statement followed the release of an indictment by a Turkish prosecutor claiming that a phone call was made to Adil Oksuz from a telephone number registered under US Consulate General in Istanbul a few days after the coup attempt, according to media reports.
"A call from the U.S. Consulate General Istanbul to a phone belonging to Adil Oksuz on July 21, 2016 did occur. On that day, the Turkish National Police called the U.S. Mission Turkey to request our assistance in preventing Adil Oksuz from fleeing Turkey. We then revoked his U.S. visa and, as required by U.S. law, tried to call him to inform him of the cancellation," the Wednesday statement says.
The consulate specified that the call made six days after the failed coup "illustrates the close U.S.- Turkish law enforcement cooperation."
