Speaking on a Samanyolu TV program, Karaca claimed that Fidan delivered the file to the US government at the same time that Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç also made a separate, well-publicized visit to Gülen in Pennsylvania.
According to Karaca, Arınç was unaware of both the file and Fidan’s visit.
Karaca said a pro-government newspaper had recently reported that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Fidan had submitted the Turkish government’s plan to destroy the Hizmet movement to Obama in May 2013 and that this claim has not been denied by the government.
“On one hand, Arınç comes and gives his good wishes [to Gülen] and on the other an [anti-Hizmet] file is being submitted. How could they do this to Arınç, who is respected for his common sense by many? I’d like to ask Mr. Arınç, ‘How could they submit such file during your visit to Gülen?’ This needs to be explained,” Karaca said.