Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warned that further „criminal activity will be forcefully dealt with“, and announced that the United States has been given evidence of the involvement of exiled opposition leader Fethullah Gulen in the failed coup.

In an address on Tuesday before members of his party in parliament, Yildirim denounced the „despicable“ and „cowardly“ coup plotters, whom he said were being „directed by a cleric“ from abroad, referring to Gulen.