Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Turkey demands extradition of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen — FT.com

Turkey demands extradition of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen

by: Mehul Srivastava in Ankara and Laura Pitel in Istanbul

Tensions between the US and Turkey reached a new post-coup high on Tuesday over a Pennsylvania-based Islamic cleric Ankara blames for masterminding the failed putsch as a crackdown on alleged plot sympathisers tears through the nation.

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