Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the US is trying to "punish and discredit Ankara because it does not follow their script," the correspondent reports."They (the US - ed.) are trying to punish, condemn and discredit us, because we do not follow their scenarios, which is quite obvious," the Turkish leader said.
According to Erdogan, the US is doing this with the help of opposition leader Fethullah Gülen (FETO).He also accused the US of supporting the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is banned in Turkey.