Great post, thought-provoking. Where do you live in the world? I have never heard of Erdogan's rise called a US coup. I know there is a belief that Cleric Fethullah Gülen, currently US resident, has outside influence in Turkey but I have never heard of a US government relationship or his action being taken on behalf of the US. Currently, US Special Council Muller Is investigating Michael Flynn for a plot to kidnap and secretly extradite Gülen to Turkey. I'm not really trying to argue the point but maybe US meddling is a better term.
Hi I am in the UK. Well, sorry if my article was not clear, I was referring to the coup that the CIA organised to try to overthrow him - which I think certainly drove US/Turkish relations to a new low. Whilst (in my opinion) Erdogan has been trying to play the US off with Russia as Turkey has such an important geo-political location. After downing the Russia plane - there was an apology from Turkey and now it seems clear they have moved much closer to Russia. As for the US govt relationship with Gulen I can point you in the direction of Sibel Edmonds, former CIA whistleblower, who is from Turkey where I got my info from.