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Turkish opposition demands Gulen’s extradition from US

Türkiye Materials 26 July 2016 15:23 (UTC +04:00)
Head of the Turkish oppositional Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu has demanded Fethullah Gulen’s extradition from the US.
Turkish opposition demands Gulen’s extradition from US

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 26

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Head of the Turkish oppositional Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu has demanded Fethullah Gulen’s extradition from the US, the Anadolu Agency reported July 26.

Gulen should be tried in Turkey, according to Kilicdaroglu.

If Gulen considers himself innocent, he should come to Turkey and prove his innocence before the court, he added.

On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.

However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.

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

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