In a speech to supporters in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the United States to extradite Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania whom Erdogan says orchestrated the military's attempt to overthrow the government.
   
 
News Alert Sat., Jul. 16, 2016 1:56 p.m.
 
 
Turkish president calls on U.S. to extradite Muslim cleric he blames for coup attempt
In a speech to supporters in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the United States to extradite Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania whom Erdogan says orchestrated the military's attempt to overthrow the government.
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