US officials: Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States
US officials: Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States
Ankara - Arab Today
A Turkish military officer on a US-based assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled by the Turkish government in the wake of last month's failed military coup, US officials said as quoted by Skynews.
The asylum bid is the first known case involving a Turkish military officer in the United States as Turkey purges military ranks after mutinous soldiers commandeered fighter jets, helicopters and tanks in an unsuccessful attempt to oust President Tayyip Erdogan.
The two US officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Turkish officer was working at the headquarters of NATO's Allied Command Transformation, located in Norfolk, Virginia.
They did not name him or offer his rank.
Source: MENA
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