Top Turkish government officials were unavailable for comment Tuesday , with many of them in Northern Cyprus for the funeral of veteran Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktas , but the country 's largely-tabloid press wasted no time in responding to the comments on websites early Tuesday morning . Turkey : Turkey is ` ` Islamic democracy in Iran , '' State Dept . spokesman Mr . Perry suggested that Turkey 's rulers are viewed by some as Islamic terrorists . Turkey 's foreign ministry says Perry made ` ` baseless '' claims . The relationship between Turkey and Iran has improved recently .
Turkey : Turkey is ` ` Islamic democracy in Iran , '' State Dept . spokesman Mr . Perry suggested that Turkey 's rulers are viewed by some as Islamic terrorists . Turkey 's foreign ministry says Perry made ` ` baseless '' claims . The relationship between Turkey and Iran has improved recently .