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Erdogan accuses cleric Gulen for failed coup, orders his extradition

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8 years ago

July 17, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused exiled cleric and businessman Fethullah Gulen of being behind the failed coup while also calling for his extradition from the US.

Erdogan’s call is coming as US-Turkish tensions have grown after government forces put down an attempted coup on Friday night but Gulen, who lives in Pennsylvania denied any involvement and condemned the coup attempt.

At least one senior Turkish official has directly blamed the US for the attempt to topple Erdogan and that accusation prompted US Secretary of State John Kerry to tell Turkey’s foreign minister that “public insinuations” about a US role are “utterly false” and harmful to US-Turkish relations.

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