Turkey asks US to arrest, extradite Fethullah Gülen

Turkish Prime Minister, Binali Yildirim (Photo: AFP)

ANKARA (Hurriyet Daily News)””Turkey has asked the United States to immediately detain and extradite Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who lives in rural Pennsylvania and is accused of orchestrating the failed July 15 coup attempt.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on July 19 that his government had sent four files to the United States.

“We have sent four dossiers to the United States for the extradition of the terrorist chief. We will present them with even more evidence than they want,”