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U.S. delegation arrives in Ankara to mull extradition of Gulen

23 August 2016 [13:20] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews

By Gunay Hasanova

Delegation of the U.S. Department of Justice, which will consider the question of extradition of Fethullah Gulen, accused of organizing a military coup in Turkey, arrived in Ankara, wrote the newspaper Milliyet on August 22.

Technical delegation consisting of experts of U.S. Department of Justice will hold meetings with the Ministries of Justice and Internal Affairs of Turkey to study the evidence regarding the involvement of Gulen in the failed coup attempt.

Earlier, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that this issue will be discussed during the visit of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Turkey on August 24.

Gulen is accused of leading a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary, forming what is commonly known as the “parallel state”.

Moreover, it was reported that supporters of the Gulen movement, who is involved in the military coup attempt, got into a number of public structures in Turkey.

In turn, the Istanbul court ordered the arrest of Gulen.

The July 15 coup attempt occurred when rogue elements in the Turkish military tried to overthrow the country's democratically elected government.

Turkey's government has repeatedly said the deadly plot, which martyred at least 246 people and injured more than 2,000 others, was organized by followers of U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.

The General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces has said that 8,651 servicemen of the armed forces participated in the military coup attempt in the country. The rebels used 35 planes, 37 helicopters, 246 tanks and three vessels during the military coup attempt in Turkey.

Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.

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