Turkish cleric Gulen says Erdogan behind coup, willing to be extradited

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

World | Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:42pm EDT

Turkish cleric Gulen says Erdogan behind coup, willing to be extradited

U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whose followers Turkey blames for a failed coup, said on Sunday that he would obey any extradition ruling from the United States but said that President Tayyip Erdogan had staged the putsch.

"I am not really worried about the extradition request," Gulen told reporters, speaking through a translator in Pennsylvania where he lives.

Turkey has said it is putting together an extradition request for the cleric. The U.S. government has said it would consider any formal request.

(Reporting by Greg Savoy; Writing by Julia Edwards and David Chance; Editing by Alan Crosby)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-usa-gulen-idUSKCN0ZX0T8

[Warpy]

1. Smart man

Those F-16s wouldn't have just buzzed the cities to scare people if the coup had been real. There would have been serious damage instead of traffic jams.

I'm surprised more people aren't seeing this. Erdogan had a falling out with Gulen when they investigated some of his cronies for corruption. He's wanted to get rid of the movement for a very long time.

[mopinko]

2. yup.

smells like a week dead tuna left in the sun.

[poli-junkie]

3. K & R

K & R!