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Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby has said, “Turkey had multiple opportunities over the last decade to purchase the Patriot defense system from the United States, and instead chose the S-400, which provides Russia revenue, access, and influence.”

US State Department has qualified the warrants that has been issued for arrests of journalists as “continuation of a troubling trend.”

US State Department Spokesperson Kirby has spoken as to three people who got arrested for acting in solidarity with the Özgür Gündem daily.

President Erdoğan asked of statement of US State Department Spokesperson Kirby, has said, “It is wrong to make me deal with Kirby, I have an appointment with Obama at 5 p.m.”.

US Ambassador John Bass has been summoned to the Department of State upon Department of State Spokesperson John Kirby noting “We do not consider PYD a terrorist organization”.

US Department of State Spokesperson Kirby has responded over Erdoğan’s question “Am I your partner or the terrorists in Kobani?” by stating that they did not consider PYD a terrorist group and will keep supporting it.