Gulen network 'behind' killing of Russian ambassador: Turkish FM

Turkish Foreign Minister blames exiled cleric for the assassination of Russia's ambassador

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, on Tuesday, blamed the group of exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen for the assassination of Russia's ambassador in Ankara, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.



In an interview with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Çavuşoğlu said: "Turkey and Russia know that behind the attack... there is FETO," referring to Turkey's acronym for Gülen's organisation.



Gülen—accused of orchestrating an abortive coup in Turkey in July—had earlier condemned the assassination as a "terrorist act" that left him "shocked and deeply saddened."